Cooking causes over 170,000 home fires every single year!
Along with this according to NFPA research: cooking fires in 2019 accounted for an average of “550 civilian deaths, 5,020 reported civilian fire injuries, and $1.2 billion in direct property damage per year.”
Steps to put out a Cooking Fire:
1) REMOVE MARTCOBRA FIRE BLANKET FROM POUCH
- Take a black release tab in each hand.
- Pull the tabs downwards and outwards.
2) CAREFULLY COVER THE OPEN FLAME
- Drape the MartCobra Fire Blanket over the flames to seal off the air.
3) TURN OFF HEAT SOURCE
- Switch off the heat.
- Leave MartCobra Fire Blanket in place until cool.
ADDITIONAL TIPS
- Do not try to extinguish the fire with water.
- Do not attempt to move the pot or pan outside.
- Use a fire extinguisher only as a last resort as they cause a ton of mess and are hard to handle.
If you are unable to extinguish the grease fire:
- Get you and your family out of the house. Do not try to be a hero.
- Close the door on your way out if possible to try to help contain the fire.
- Call 9-1-1 as soon as you are a safe distance away from your home fire.
- Do not reenter your home unless instructed by the firefighters and follow what the firefighters tell you to do from here.