美国消防局（USFA）宣布完成关于烹饪火灾行为缓解的报告和陪同教育工具。那个报告，Behavioral Mitigation of Cooking Fires Through Strategies Based on Statistical Analysis，以及伴随的教育视频和介绍是与国家消防协会（NFPA）的USFA伙伴关系发展声音，基于研究的基于研究的建议，以减少美国的烹饪火灾以及由此产生的伤害和死亡。
“保护人们免受火灾和防止火灾是NFPA的核心，”NFPA总裁兼首席执行官詹姆斯M. Shannon说。“我们特别高兴地与USFA合作在这个项目上，因为烹饪每年烹饪吓坏了成千上万的生活 - 他们是家中火灾的主要原因。通过这个项目已经学到了什么，将进一步加强NFPA的努力，以尽量减少烹饪火灾。“
Unattended cooking is the single leading factor contributing to cooking fires. According to the USFA’s National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) data, from 1999 to 2003, cooking equipment had been left unattended in 37 percent of the reported home cooking equipment fires overall and was a factor in 45 percent of the deep fryer fires and 43 percent of the range fires. In addition, unattended equipment was a factor in 42 percent of the cooking fire deaths and 44 percent of the injuries. Some type of combustible material too close to the cooking equipment was a factor in 13 percent of home cooking fires, 24 percent of the associated deaths, and 12 percent of the associated injuries, making heat source too close to combustibles the second leading factor contributing to ignition for home cooking fires, after unattended equipment. Finally, 55 percent of the people who were injured in U.S. home cooking fires were injured when they tried to fight the fire themselves.
“We are keenly aware cooking continues to be the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries. These materials are expected to help people to understand the importance we place on this fire safety activity,” said U.S. Fire Administrator Greg Cade. “Through this partnership with NFPA, we plan to reduce the fires from this cause, prevent injuries and save lives.”
The project recommends educational messages for safe home cooking that address several behaviors including: staying alert and watching what you are cooking, keeping things that can catch fire apart from heat sources, knowing what to do if you have a cooking fire and your clothes catch fire, properly installing and using cooking equipment, preventing and treating scalds and burns, and having working smoke alarms.
A copy of the report and educational tools can be downloaded atwww.usfa.dhs.gov.
