Fire Prevention Week is October 8-14, but Salina city officials are encouraging residents to take fire prevention seriously year-round.
Salina Fire Department Chief Tony Snyder read a proclamation for the week at the Oct. 2 City Commission meeting, saying this year’s theme is “Cooking Safety Starts with You.”
The chief said some of the steps to recognize the week began earlier this month when the fire department introduced fire stations, mobile units designed to teach children, to nine schools in the area. Ta.
“(Fireproof housing) gives them an opportunity to see what we can do for them and take it home to their families,” Snyder said.
In addition to the fire department, Snyder said it’s important to educate children about fire safety and prevention from an early age, and the fire department educates them year-round through initiatives that include fire station tours, touch-the-truck events and other opportunities. He said that he is doing This was to see the station’s equipment and meet with firefighters.
Finally, Snyder said the department hosted a fire prevention poster contest for the second year, encouraging Salina elementary school students to design posters related to this year’s theme (USD 305).
“Each school will choose a poster to represent their school and it will be taken to the fire station,” Snyder said. “We all review and rate them and he picks one as the winner.”
This year’s poster winner was Ellie Johnson, a second grade student at Meadowlark Ridge Elementary School, who presented her poster at the committee meeting.
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Red Cross offers 10 cooking safety tips for Fire Prevention Week
In addition to the Salina Fire Department providing fire safety education this week, the American Red Cross also released its own safety tips for this year’s theme, “Cooking Safety Starts with You.”
According to the Red Cross, fire departments respond to more than 170,000 cooking-related home fires each year, and the number one cause of these fires is unattended cooking.
The following 10 cooking tips are provided to help keep your loved ones safe.
- If you are frying, grilling, or baking food, never leave your eyes unattended and in the kitchen. If you leave the kitchen, even for a short time, turn off the stove.
- Avoid wearing baggy clothing or clothing with hanging sleeves while cooking.
- If you boil, bake, roast, or stir-fry your food, check it regularly.
- Use a timer to remind you when your stove or oven is on.
- Keep children and pets away from cooking area. Make sure to place it at least 3 feet away from the stove.
- Keep anything that could catch fire, such as pot holders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper or plastic bags, food packaging, towels and curtains, away from the stove, oven, or other heat-producing appliances in the kitchen. please.
- Clean cooking surfaces regularly to prevent grease buildup.
- Consider purchasing a fire extinguisher to keep in your kitchen. Contact your local fire department for training on the proper use of fire extinguishers.
- Always check the kitchen before going to bed or leaving the house to make sure all stoves, ovens, and small appliances are turned off.
- Install smoke alarms near the kitchen, on each floor of your home, near your bedroom, and inside and outside your bedroom if you sleep with the door closed. Please check monthly using the test button. If required by your smoke alarm, replace all batteries at least once a year.
For more information about home fire prevention, visit the Salina Fire Department’s fire prevention page at www.salina-ks.gov/fire-prevention or the Red Cross home fire site at www.redcross.org/homefires.