Grease Fire Safety

Evacuate the kitchen and call 911 Only if it can be done safely, turn off the heat source (i.e. the burner) if possible Only if it can be done safely, cover the fire. Keep a pan lid handy when cooking with oil or grease and slide it over the pan to cut off the oxygen. If a pan lid isn’t available, soak a towel and ring out the excess water, placing the towel over the pan  Only if it can be done safely, once covered, slide the pan off the heat source if possible. Don’t attempt if there is a chance the pan could tip Do NOT put water on it, water will create a fire (as seen below)

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June 2015 Call Break down

This month Company 1 responded to a total of 29 calls for service. There were 14 fire/CO alarms, 3 smells of gas/smoke, 1 vehicle rollover, 1 extrication, 4 elevator rescues, 1 mutual aid request for the dive team, 1 mutual aid request for the air boat, 1 HAZMAT call, and we were dispatched to 3 structure fires. 

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