Thanksgiving Day Safety Tips From Culver City Fire Dept.

Thanksgiving is a day of feasting, with lots of cooking and food preparation going on.

And while you enjoy the day’s festivities and because Thanksgiving “is the leading day of the year for cooking fires, the Culver City Fire Department wants you to “be safe when preparing your holiday meal.”

Firefighters offer the following few tips:

• The leading cause of fire in the kitchen is unattended cooking. Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stovetop. If you leave the kitchen for even a short time, turn off the stove.
• Stay in the home when cooking your turkey and check on it frequently.
• Make sure kids stay away from hot food and liquids. The steam or splash from vegetables, gravy or coffee could cause serious burns. Have a “kid-free zone” of at least three feet around the stove and areas where hot food or drink is prepared or carried.
• Keep the floor clear so you don’t trip over anything while carrying hot food items.
• Keep knives out of the reach of children.
• Be sure electric cords from appliances do not dangle off the counter within easy reach of a child.
• Keep matches and utility lighters out of the reach of children — preferably, up high in a locked cabinet.
• Never leave children alone in room with a lit candle.
• Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Test them by pushing the test button.

This information can be found on the City of Culver City’s website.