Any homeowner who can’t answer ‘yes’ to the above question definitely needs to go over basic home fire safety as well as stock the house with some essentials such as a fire extinguisher. An ABC Type Fire Extinguisher is something you should ideally have on every floor of your home. One should certainly be easily accessible in the kitchen, and it’s a good idea to have one near the grill and fireplace too. This type of extinguisher has a strap bracket and a gauge for easy pressure checking. Having a few of these in your home doesn’t hurt anything, and you will be prepared to stop a small fire before it spreads and destroys your belongings or harms a loved one.

Remember, your kitchen stove can be dangerous. It’s a source of an open flame that can lead to kitchen fires. But before that even happens, you can always prevent them by being extra cautious. You don’t want to lose your home just because you left the water boiling.

As shown on the Today Show, Meredeth Viera and Janice Lieberman learn how to use a fire extinguisher with BullEx training systems. Janice Lieberman, of Reader’s Digest and BullEx CEO Ryan O’Donnell show you how to properly squelch out-of-control stove-top and oven flames.  In this segment Janice Lieberman visits America’s Test Kitchen to learn how to prevent cooking fires and learns how to use a fire extinguisher with Greenwich, CT Fire Department.  Janice even gets some live-fire experience with a BullEx Intelligent Training System.  Back in the studio, BullEx CEO Ryan O’Donnell showed Meredith Vieira and Janice how to handle stove-top, oven and trash-can fires with BullEx SmartProps.

Click the image below to view the full segment.

Here are some additional tips on how to prevent kitchen fires.

• Always keep a charged fire extinguisher handy. And know how to operate it. Better get an all-purpose one (the one marked “ABC”).
• Don’t leave something cooking unattended.
• When cooking, turn pot handles inward. You (or your child) may knock them down accidentally.
• Clean your stove top from grease. They can ignite. If you happen to experience one, reach for your fire extinguisher.
• Roll your sleeves up when cooking.
• Keep all flammable things away from open flame. These include wooden spice racks and potholders.
• If a pan on the stove catches fire, slide a lid over it to “smother” the flame.
• If a fire breaks from other appliances like microwave ovens or broilers, cut off the heat source.

Click here for more information on BullEx’s full line of fire prevention SmartProps, including the SmartStove and TrashCan SmartProp. For more information on our Fire Safety Trailers and to find out how these SmartProps integrate into an entire fire safety scenario, click here.

Source: Information in this article provided by The Today Show at www.msnbc.com and BullEx Digital Safety at www.bullexsafety.com

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