Kitchen Fire Precautions for Your Cobb County Home

10/5/2020 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of East Cobb professionals are IICRC trained and have the experience and tools to restore even the most fire and soot damaged properties.

Each year, around the holidays, families gather together to celebrate by preparing delicious meals. However, not everyone practices safe cooking habits. According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and injuries. The leading cause of fire in the kitchen is unattended cooking. It’s important to be alert to prevent holiday cooking fires.

• Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling, or broiling food.
• Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, do not use the stovetop or oven.
• Keep anything that can catch fire, like oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, or hand towels, away from the stovetop.
• If you are simmering, baking or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while the food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.

In the event of a cooking fire or kitchen fire in general, consider the following safety protocols to help you and your family stay safe.

• Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the flames.
• Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number after you get out safely.
• For an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the oven door closed.
• If you try to fight the fire be sure others are getting out and you have a clear path out.
• Keep a lid nearby when you’re cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.

SERVPRO of East Cobb would like to wish you a safe and happy fall season!

After a home fire many homeowners are at a loss for words and could use some help figuring out what to do next. Their world has been flipped upside down and they could use a shoulder to lean on. SERVPRO of East Cobb is here to be that support network and offer professional advice on how to move forward. We handle fire claims for homeowners on a daily basis and are well versed in the fire restoration process. SERVPRO of East Cobb knows what it takes to make a house a home again. Let SERVPRO of East Cobb help you file your fire claim with your insurance provider. With our experience and know-how, SERVPRO of East Cobb will put your mind at ease and take the uncertainty and turmoil out of the fire recovery process. 

If your home or business has suffered smoke or fire damage give  SERVPRO of East Cobb a call today, or click here and one of our loss coordinators can contact you! 

SERVPRO of East Cobb has been one of the most trusted names in the fire restoration industry for over seventeen years. We’ve earned this status by providing our customers with top notch customer service and by standing behind our work. SERVPRO of East Cobb strives to make each and everyone of our customers happy and will go the extra mile to make sure that we accomplish complete customer satisfaction. We pride ourselves on being faster to any size disaster, and getting the job done right the first time. Let SERVPRO of East Cobb make your home fire or water loss “Like it never even happened.”

*For more Fire Restoration Blogs and Fire Safety Tips take a moment to look at some of our previous blogs: “Help Prevent Fire In Your Kennesaw GA Home”; “Seven Ways to Protect Your Cobb County Home From The Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide”; “PASS: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep”; “SERVPRO of East Cobb’s Advanced Fire Restoration Process and Equipment”; “Cobb County Fire Claim Scope and Walk Through”; “Cobb County Kitchen Fire Cleanup”