THANKSGIVING SAFETY

Cooking is something that brings families and friends together, but did you know that cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and injuries in the home?

In the United States, over 173,000 fires a year involved cooking equipment.

Thanksgiving is the leading day for home fires involving cooking equipment with more than three times the average number.

Unattended cooking is one of the leading causes of cooking-related fires which can be easily prevented.

53% of the injuries related to cooking equipment were hurt in the attempts to extinguish a fire.

People ages 65 or older are more susceptible to cooking fire-related deaths.

Children 5 years or younger are more likely to touch hot cooking equipment or to be burned by scalding liquids.

> Click HERE for News Release issued by St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 11.

>> Click HERE for cooking safety information from the National Fire Protection Association.

>>> Click HERE for cooking safety information from the U.S. Fire Administration.