Burn & Fire Safety in the Kitchen

What should you do if a fire starts in a burning pan on the stove top?

• Use water to extinguish the fire
• Turn off the breaker
• Carry a burning pan to the sink
• Suffocate the Fire, use the lid, baking soda or the fire extinguisher

What should you do if you are unable to quickly put out a fire?

• Evacuate and call 911
• Turn off the breaker
• Use water to extinguish the fire
• Carry a burning pan to the sink

What should you do if a fire starts on your clothes?

• Use water to extinguish the fire
• Stop, drop, and roll
• Carry a burning pan to the sink
• Turn off the breaker

What should you do when using the stove top?

• Carry a burning pan to the sink
• Leave spills and crumbs inside the oven
• Use water to extinguish a fire
• Turn handles toward back or center

What should you do if a fire starts in an electric appliance?

• Turn handles toward back or center
• Carry a burning pan to the sink
• Turn off the breaker
• Use water to extinguish the fire

What should you do with oven spills and crumbs?

• Turn off the breaker
• Use a fire extinguisher
• Clean them up when the oven cools
• Use water to clean them up

What should you do if a fire starts in the oven?

• Stand to one side when you open
• Use a fire extinguisher or leave the door closed on the oven
• Turn off the breaker
• Carry a burning pan to the sink

What should you do when using the oven?

• Stand to one side when you open
• Turn off the breaker
• Leave spills and crumbs inside the oven
• Use water to extinguish a fire

Which of the following could you use on a kitchen fire.

• Water
• Flour
• Baking Soda
• Clothing

Why should you not use water to extinguish a grease fire?

• It is not effective
• It is not easily accessible
• It makes grease spatter which spreads the burn
• It is too expensive