Allowing yourself to become distracted while cooking on a stove top or outdoor BBQ grill can have devastating outcomes for those who lose there focus on the cooking by distractions.
Keep your meal preparations safer by knowing some statistics and common practical preparedness . But be sure to be prepared for a cooking fire and know what to do and how to remain calm while working your safety plan and how not to react in a panic.
Home Fires Happen Unexpectedly
U.S. Fire Departments respond to an estimated 400,000 home structure fires annually.
These Fires caused approximately:
2,900 civilian fire deaths. 14,000 civilian injuries and 7.5 Billion in direct damage. Approximately 84% of all civilian fire deaths resulted from home structure fires. On average 8 people die in U.S. home fires every day. Details from the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Reporting System show :
Cooking was the leading cause of home structure fires and home fire injuries. Smoking was the leading cause of civilian home fire deaths. Heating ranked second in home fire deaths overall, but was the leading cause in one or two family dwellings.
FACT: 74% of reported home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or
no working smoke alarms.
FACT: In 25% of the reported fires in homes equipped with smoke alarms, the devices did not
work.
FACT: Children under five and adults over 65 face the highest risk of fire death.
Kitchens were the leading area of fire origin.
• 41% of home structure fires started in the kitchen. These fires caused 36% of civilian
home fire injuries. 15% of home fire deaths also resulted from kitchen fires.
• 8% of reported home fires started in the bedroom. These fires caused 24% of home
fire deaths and 21% of home fire injuries.
• 4% of home fire deaths started in the living room, family room, or den.
These fires caused 23% of home fire deaths and 10% of the home fire injuries.
• Fires confined to chimneys or flues accounted for 6% of all reported home fires.
These fires caused very few casualties.
Roughly one-third of home fires and home fire deaths occur in December,
January and February.
• 20% of reported home structure fires occurred between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM.
These fires caused 52% of all home fire deaths.
• Home structure fires peaked around the dinner hours between 5:00 and 8:00 PM.
You can properly protect your home and loved ones with unique fire and safety products that can automatically alert you or automatically extinguish the fire and allow you to exit your home if you are trapped on a second or third level of a building or home, by fire or an intruder.
We would like you to visit our fire and safety website to see the products we offer to easily provide you with the answer for personal fire and safety protection, so you don't end up a statistic.
These Fires caused approximately:
2,900 civilian fire deaths. 14,000 civilian injuries and 7.5 Billion in direct damage. Approximately 84% of all civilian fire deaths resulted from home structure fires. On average 8 people die in U.S. home fires every day. Details from the U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Reporting System show :
Cooking was the leading cause of home structure fires and home fire injuries. Smoking was the leading cause of civilian home fire deaths. Heating ranked second in home fire deaths overall, but was the leading cause in one or two family dwellings.
FACT: 74% of reported home fire deaths result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or
no working smoke alarms.
FACT: In 25% of the reported fires in homes equipped with smoke alarms, the devices did not
work.
FACT: Children under five and adults over 65 face the highest risk of fire death.
Kitchens were the leading area of fire origin.
• 41% of home structure fires started in the kitchen. These fires caused 36% of civilian
home fire injuries. 15% of home fire deaths also resulted from kitchen fires.
• 8% of reported home fires started in the bedroom. These fires caused 24% of home
fire deaths and 21% of home fire injuries.
• 4% of home fire deaths started in the living room, family room, or den.
These fires caused 23% of home fire deaths and 10% of the home fire injuries.
• Fires confined to chimneys or flues accounted for 6% of all reported home fires.
These fires caused very few casualties.
Roughly one-third of home fires and home fire deaths occur in December,
January and February.
• 20% of reported home structure fires occurred between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM.
These fires caused 52% of all home fire deaths.
• Home structure fires peaked around the dinner hours between 5:00 and 8:00 PM.
You can properly protect your home and loved ones with unique fire and safety products that can automatically alert you or automatically extinguish the fire and allow you to exit your home if you are trapped on a second or third level of a building or home, by fire or an intruder.
We would like you to visit our fire and safety website to see the products we offer to easily provide you with the answer for personal fire and safety protection, so you don't end up a statistic.
