Did you know that cooking fires are the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries? Fortunately, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has declared October 8th-14th as this year’s Fire Prevention Week through the lens of the theme, “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention.” From pan placement to a clean cooking area, this year’s campaign works to better educate the public about the importance of paying attention while cooking and maintaining a clean cooking area.

Cooking safety starts with you! The leading cause of cooking fires and casualties is unattended cooking. Everyone needs to know how to prevent a cooking fire and what to do if there is a cooking fire. The campaign also addresses special considerations for safety around children and pets and stresses the importance of having working smoke alarms and a home fire escape plan.

We will be highlighting cooking safety tips on our social media pages, so be sure to follow along at @OCFireAuthority! Also, our OCFA Kid’s Corner will be filled with activities that the whole family can enjoy.

It is our hope that you find these resources useful and fun! Please join us in spreading the word by sharing these activities with your love ones, friends, coworkers and overall community, because “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention.”