If you have a fire or water emergency, please call us now at (972) 602-1112

To have the optimal experience while using this site, you will need to update your browser. You may want to try one of the following alternatives:

Fire & Water - Cleanup & Restoration

COOKING FIRES

8/19/2021 (Permalink)

Fast Facts

  • Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home fire injuries
  • Home fires are more likely to start in the kitchen than any other room in your home
  • Unattended cooking causes nearly 90 percent of all kitchen fires.
  • Cooking was the cause of 36% of all structure fires in 2002
  • The number of home fires the American Red Cross has responded to has risen 10% since 2000.
  • Every two and a half hours someone is killed in a home fire. In a typical year, 20,000 people are injured in home fires
  • Having a working smoke alarm reduces one’s chances of dying in a fire by nearly half.

https://www.redcross.org/content/dam/redcross/atg/PDF_s/Preparedness___Disaster_Recovery/Disaster_Preparedness/Home_Fire/FireCookingFactSheet.pdf

SERVPRO of Grand Prairie is here 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year for all of your restoration needs

Other News

View Recent Posts