kitchen fire safety

Ernest Nagel · 02-15-2008, 11:04 AM

Not quite sure where to post this but I thought it was worthwhile. It's making the rounds rather quickly so I expect most of you have seen it and most of us know how to deal with this to begin with. Just the same I have an overly vivid conscience and don't need another thing to worry over - "what if someone I know could've been spared needless pain if they'd seen this?" Share it with your kids, maybe?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LBWTqps7OE8

moore2me · 02-15-2008, 04:41 PM

Ernest - for those of us who cannot watch utube because we have a slow, pokey, old, dial-up modem - please give a simple written description.

Thanks. Moore2me

Ernest Nagel · 02-15-2008, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moore2me

Ernest - for those of us who cannot watch utube because we have a slow, pokey, old, dial-up modem - please give a simple written description.

Thanks. Moore2me

Oops. Sorry Deb, PM me and I'll e-mail you an mpeg, it'll just take a bit to download. Does this help any?

Subject: Kitchen Fire

I never realized that a wet dishcloth can be a "one size fits all" lid to cover a fire in a pan!

This is a dramatic video (30-seconds, very short) about how to deal with a common kitchen fire ... oil in a frying pan.
Read the following introduction, then watch the show ... It's a real eye-opener!

At the Fire Fighting Training school, they would demonstrate this with a deep-fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a 10 foot pole, toss water onto the grease fire. The results got the attention of the students.

The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated. The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a thirty foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast. Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fireball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room.

Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite. This is a powerful message --- watch the video and don't forget what you see. Tell your whole family about this video. Or better yet, send this to them.

Just_Jen · 02-15-2008, 05:44 PM

ooh i knew this! well not the science behind it but still! i knew

yay me *puts on safe student badge*

LoriS · 12-09-2010, 08:43 AM

OOOOHHHHH I second the whole "don't throw flour on it" thing.

My whole life I kept a flour canister near the stove and thought if there was a grease fire that was what you were supposed to do- throw flour on it. (Apparently it's supposed to be baking soda, I was wrong). So then one day I had a grease fire in a pan. I grab a double handful of flour and throw it on the pan and BOOM... fireball.

Now my ceiling is on fire. I was very fortunate not to burn down my apartment building or burn off my face.

So don't use flour! I have told this story to LOTS of people who also thought flour was what you use, and I shudder to think how many more people think so!

op user · 12-09-2010, 09:52 AM

Besides the (wet or special) blanket what can we use? Do fire extinguishers -foam / dust type work better?

Time to retake my fire-fighting test!

op user

HottiMegan · 12-09-2010, 11:02 PM

Mythbusters did a whole bunch of tests on those kinds of fires. It was amazing how big a flame a little bit of water could do!
I don't use more than a couple tablespoons of oil while cooking so i'm not too worried.

02-15-2008, 11:04 AM	#1
Ernest Nagel is old Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 2,661	kitchen fire safety Not quite sure where to post this but I thought it was worthwhile. It's making the rounds rather quickly so I expect most of you have seen it and most of us know how to deal with this to begin with. Just the same I have an overly vivid conscience and don't need another thing to worry over - "what if someone I know could've been spared needless pain if they'd seen this?" Share it with your kids, maybe? http://youtube.com/watch?v=LBWTqps7OE8 __________________ "You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation." ~ Bette Davis

02-15-2008, 04:41 PM	#2
moore2me Lions don't need to spank Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In my recliner. Posts: 5,618	Ernest - for those of us who cannot watch utube because we have a slow, pokey, old, dial-up modem - please give a simple written description. Thanks. Moore2me

02-15-2008, 05:44 PM	#4
Just_Jen Woot! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 1,190	ooh i knew this! well not the science behind it but still! i knew yay me puts on safe student badge

12-09-2010, 08:43 AM	#5
LoriS Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 74	OOOOHHHHH I second the whole "don't throw flour on it" thing. My whole life I kept a flour canister near the stove and thought if there was a grease fire that was what you were supposed to do- throw flour on it. (Apparently it's supposed to be baking soda, I was wrong). So then one day I had a grease fire in a pan. I grab a double handful of flour and throw it on the pan and BOOM... fireball. Now my ceiling is on fire. I was very fortunate not to burn down my apartment building or burn off my face. So don't use flour! I have told this story to LOTS of people who also thought flour was what you use, and I shudder to think how many more people think so!

12-09-2010, 09:52 AM	#6
op user Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 214	Besides the (wet or special) blanket what can we use? Do fire extinguishers -foam / dust type work better? Time to retake my fire-fighting test! op user

12-09-2010, 11:02 PM	#7
HottiMegan I'm a fat geek! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 9,970	Mythbusters did a whole bunch of tests on those kinds of fires. It was amazing how big a flame a little bit of water could do! I don't use more than a couple tablespoons of oil while cooking so i'm not too worried.