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20 Tips to Help Have a Safe Thanksgiving
November 20, 2019— Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the
American Red Cross offers tips to help you stay safe this holiday —
which is a peak time for cooking fires and congested travel.
Thanksgiving is the top day for home cooking fires in the U.S., where
unattended cooking is the most common cause of kitchen fires. Follow
the tips below, and test your smoke alarms and practice your escape
plan until everyone in your household can get out in two minutes or
less. Visit redcross.org/homefires for free resources.
Keep an eye on what you fry. Stay in the kitchen and never leave cooking food unattended.
Clean and clear the area around the stove before turning on the heat.
Move items that can burn away from the stove. These include towels, bags, boxes, paper and curtains.
Avoid wearing loose clothing or dangling sleeves while cooking.
Keep children and pets at least three feet away from the stove.
Turn pot handles to the back of the stove, so no one bumps them or pulls them over.
Fires can start when the heat is too high. When frying food, turn the
burner off if you see smoke or if the grease starts to boil. Carefully
remove the pan from the burner.
Keep a pan lid or a cookie sheet nearby. Use it to cover the pan if it
catches on fire. This will put out the fire. Leave the pan
covered until it is completely cooled.
Use a timer to remind yourself that the stove or oven is on.
Check the kitchen before going to bed or leaving home to ensure all stoves, ovens and small appliances are turned off.
Bonus tip: Download the American Red Cross First Aid App and activate
the Red Cross First Aid Skill for Alexa-enabled devices ahead of time
and review how to treat burns and what to do if someone is choking.
Bonus Tip: Download the Red Cross Emergency App for safety tips and
customizable weather alerts for where you and your loved ones live and
areas where you are traveling.
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