5 Tips to Gobble Up for a Safe Thanksgiving
The kitchen is the heart of your Thanksgiving, but itâ€TMs also a common place for accidents. From 2017-2019 , the average number of reported residential building fires on Thanksgiving Day was more than double the average number of fires in residential buildings on all other days. Cooking was the leading cause of all Thanksgiving Day fires in residential buildings. Cooking fires in residential buildings also occurred more often on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year.
Keep safety front and center and follow these guidelines when cooking:
There are many sources of potential accidental burns in the home, and theyâ€TMre not just caused by a fire. The National Institutes of Health reports that about a half-million people nationwide seek medical attention for burns every year. Visit Ready.gov for tips on preventing and treating minor burns.
