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Martin OMalley Governor William E. Barnard State Fire Marshal
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The State Fire Marshal offers these safety recipes during cooking:
Never leave cooking food unattended. Roll up sleeves and control loose clothing. Loose clothing can catch on fire and possibly cause cookware to tip over.
Establish a three foot, no kids and pets zone around the stove. Keep handles turned in to help prevent spills. Always use dry oven mitts or potholders. The heat from hot cookware could turn trapped moisture into steam and cause scald burns.
Keep potholders, towels, food packaging and other clutter off of the stovetop. Keep the cooking equipment clean; built up grease, food crumbs and prior spills can catch on fire.
Do not place cookies or candy over the stove area. This will reduce the attraction kids may have for climbing over cooking equipment. Two additional and necessary steps in fire safety when protecting your family is to ensure your home is equipped with working smoke alarms and you practice your home escape plan in the event of a fire. The State Fire Marshal adds a final reminder; When preparing every meal, make sure you use these recipes for safe cooking to avoid a potential tragedy.
### Media contact: Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protect citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering. For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: www.mdsp.org/firemarshal and/or follow us on Facebook under Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
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