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-second, very short) about how to deal with a common kitchen fire ... oil in a frying pan. Read the following introduction, then watch the video ... 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 ounce 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 fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup of either 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.
Oh wow!! That video was intense!! But if you are interested in protection against cooking fires, you should look at www.stovetopfirestop.com. Stovetop FireStop is an automatic fire suppressor that magnetizes underneath the venthood.
Posted by: Portia | January 27, 2009 at 03:14 PM
Oh wow!!!! That video was intense!!! But if you are interested in protection against cooking fires, you should look at www.stovetopfirestop.com. Stovetop FireStop is an automatic fire suppressor that magnetizes underneath the vent hood.
Posted by: Portia | January 27, 2009 at 03:13 PM
Can you tell me how to forward this video from your blog to my email contacts?
Thanks
joanne
Posted by: Joanne | January 27, 2009 at 02:07 AM
Thank you so much, I did not know this. I will send it on.
Posted by: COLLEEN | January 25, 2009 at 10:20 PM
It's a very valuable video and the ending, the scared woman, just helps send the message home. This is something the kids should watch, too rather if they are at a cooking age or not.
Posted by: Tanya | January 25, 2009 at 04:15 PM
Thanks Julie! I've always heard to put a lid over the pan, but this would definitely work for those pans you don't have an airtight lid.
Posted by: Melissa (SCS: stampin_melissa) | January 25, 2009 at 04:08 PM
WOW!!! Thanks Julie!
Posted by: Sue Strozyk | January 25, 2009 at 02:29 PM
Thanks for posting this, Julie. I have passed it on to my friends and family as a graphic reminder of how to react. You have really helped a lot of people today. Good for you...you are a star!!
Posted by: NancyS | January 25, 2009 at 01:49 PM
Thanks!!
Posted by: Suzyee | January 25, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Julie, it was very thoughtful of you to share this. Thanks. Will share with family and friends as well.
Posted by: Rita | January 25, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Thanks for showing us that! I will pass it on.
Posted by: Gail S. | January 25, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Wow!
Posted by: Lacey Stephens | January 25, 2009 at 10:28 AM
WOW! Thanks for the reminder
Posted by: Jen | January 25, 2009 at 10:12 AM