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How To Extinguish A Kitchen Fire

How can we prepare to prevent or handle a kitchen fire? Mr. Food gets help from the fire department with tips on how to handle a fire extinguisher when things get too hot in your kitchen.

How To Extinguish A Kitchen Fire

Turn off the burner, if possible and safe.
Fires spread quickly, and the first line of defense is our telephone. Dial 911 for the fire department and get everyone out of the house.
If the fire is in the oven, keep the door closed. If it's in a pot or skillet, do not try to move the pan.
If you have a grease fire, DO NOT try to extinguish it with WATER.
The easiest way to smother a grease fire is to cover it with a pan lid. Be careful with glass lids; they can break from the extreme heat of open flames.
Grease fires can also be smothered with baking soda, but it takes a lot of baking soda to do the trick. Unless the baking soda is easily accessible, it's usually best to quickly find a lid.
If you want to attempt to extinguish a fire with a fire extinguisher, and you are confident that the fire is small enough to safely contain with a fire extinguisher, fire prevention experts say to remember PASS:

P = Pull the safety pin at the top of the extinguisher
A=Aim the nozzle, horn or hose at the base of the flames
S= Squeeze the handle of the extinguisher
S= Sweep the nozzle from side to side until the fire goes out

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