The theme this year is “Prevent Kitchen Fires”. It’s so important to have a fire extinguisher in your kitchen. Fires can start easily and spread quickly in the kitchen especially with our busy lives and distractions in the home.
This reminds me of a time I left a boiling pan of eggs on the
stove. I was trying to make a quick snack and started the water and eggs
boiling on the stove. I then ran out to the garage where I had been
building a shelf, thinking I would come back inside in 10 minutes and turn off
the eggs. The problem was that I didn't even think about the eggs
again. I became distracted with building the shelf (which was looking
quite good to my surprise!) and I ran back inside only to use the
restroom. When I walked into the house, there was billowing smoke
everywhere and the horrible stench of charred eggs. Panic set it and I
ran to the kitchen. Luckily, no fire had started, but the eggs had
exploded onto the ceiling and the walls. What a mess. I quickly
turned off the burner, the pan was not salvageable. This was one of my
wife’s favorite pans and I knew when she walked in, not only would I get “the
look” for the stench in the house (how in the world were we going to get that
out!) but I had also ruined her favorite pan! Turns out, it took us about
a week to get the smell out of the house and I have yet to replace that
pan. Hmmm….I should get on that. I’m thankful for how this turned
out. It could have been a far worse event that ended with the loss of our
house and possessions.
After looking through the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) site on Fire Prevention, I learned that unattended items cooking on the
stove were the leading cause of kitchen fires. No more leaving things on
the stove without setting a reminder or a timer in this household!
Take a look through the NFPA site: http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/fire-prevention-week. You may be surprised what you learn.
And go out and grab a Fire Extinguisher, you never know when you’re going to
need it!
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