Parents and Caregivers, Cooking is the No. 1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. This year's Fire Prevention Week" (FPW) campaign, "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!". works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe. SERVE UP- Fire Safety SPARK - IN THE KITCHEN!" FPW is a perfect time to complete this cooking safety checklist together. If you checked YES on all the boxes, great job! If some boxes are checked NO, work together as a family to turn them into a YES. I cook with care Family's Cooking Safety Checklist The Does a grown-up always pay attention to things that are cooking? NO YES Does a grown-up watch the stovetop when he or she is frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling food? NO YES If a grown-up must leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, does he or she turns off the burner? YES NO Are things that can burn, such as dish towels, curtains, or paper, away from the stovetop? YES NO Are the stovetop, burners, and oven clean no spilled food, grease, paper or bags? YES NO Are pot handles turned toward the back of the stove when a grown-up is cooking? NO YES Do children and pets stay out of the kid-free zone (3 feet or I meter from the stove) when a grown-up is cooking? YES NO Are containers opened slowly when removing from the microwave? Hot steam can escape from containers and cause burns. YES NO Does your family have working smoke alarms on every level of the home, outside all sleeping areas, and in each bedroom? YES NO Does your family have a home fire escape plan? NO YES Do you practice the plan? YES NO FIRE PREVENTION WEEK" FIRE NFPA For more tips, visit firepreventionweek.org and sparky.org Sparky is a trademark of NFPA. 02020 National Fre Protection Association Parents and Caregivers, Cooking is the No. 1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. This year's Fire Prevention Week" (FPW) campaign, "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!". works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe. SERVE UP- Fire Safety SPARK - IN THE KITCHEN!" FPW is a perfect time to complete this cooking safety checklist together. If you checked YES on all the boxes, great job! If some boxes are checked NO, work together as a family to turn them into a YES. I cook with care Family's Cooking Safety Checklist The Does a grown-up always pay attention to things that are cooking? NO YES Does a grown-up watch the stovetop when he or she is frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling food? NO YES If a grown-up must leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, does he or she turns off the burner? YES NO Are things that can burn, such as dish towels, curtains, or paper, away from the stovetop? YES NO Are the stovetop, burners, and oven clean no spilled food, grease, paper or bags? YES NO Are pot handles turned toward the back of the stove when a grown-up is cooking? NO YES Do children and pets stay out of the kid-free zone (3 feet or I meter from the stove) when a grown-up is cooking? YES NO Are containers opened slowly when removing from the microwave? Hot steam can escape from containers and cause burns. YES NO Does your family have working smoke alarms on every level of the home, outside all sleeping areas, and in each bedroom? YES NO Does your family have a home fire escape plan? NO YES Do you practice the plan? YES NO FIRE PREVENTION WEEK" FIRE NFPA For more tips, visit firepreventionweek.org and sparky.org Sparky is a trademark of NFPA. 02020 National Fre Protection Association