The National Fire Protection Association®(NFPA), the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 95 years, announced“在厨房™中起火安全”作为主题Fire Prevention Week™, October 4-10, 2020. This year’s focus on cooking fire safety is supported by findings from NFPA’s newly releasedU.S. Home Cooking Fires report, which shows that cooking is the leading cause of U.S. home fires and home fire injuries; nearly half (49 percent) of all U.S. home fires are caused by cooking activities.
“Cooking continues to be a major contributor to the home fire problem,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of NFPA’s Outreach and Advocacy division. “This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign works to better educate the public about where potential cooking hazards exist, along with basic but critical ways to prevent them.”
根据该报告，每年约有173,000次烹饪火灾发生，导致550名平民死亡，4,820次报告的民用火灾损伤，直接财产损失超过10亿美元。
Unattended cooking is the leading cause of U.S. home cooking fires and associated fatalities. A survey conducted this year by the American Red Cross underscores the prevalence of this behavior, with nearly 70 percent of respondents saying they’ve left the kitchen while cooking on the stove; 55 percent of U.S. adults say they have walked away from their grill while cooking.
Carli notes that focusing on these and other cooking safety issues during Fire Prevention Week is particularly timely because of the pandemic. “As the public continues to remain at home in response to COVID-19, cooking will continue to occur at increased levels, presenting a greater risk for associated fires. Fire Prevention Week serves as an ideal opportunity to share tips and guidelines for safely cooking at home.”
Key messages around this year’s campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen,” include:
- Never leave cooking unattended; keep a close eye on what you’re cooking.
- 删除任何可以着火的东西，如烤箱手套，木制用具，食品包装和洗碗毛巾，远离炉灶和其他烹饪设备。
- Be alert while cooking. If you are sleepy, taking medication that makes you drowsy, or under the influence of alcohol or other substances, avoid cooking.
For more information about Fire Prevention Week and this year’s theme, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen,”along withresou.rcesto help promote the campaign locally, visitfpw.org.
