Gilbert Arizona firefighter Mike Conner is deputy chief of Gilbert Fire & Rescue Department, Community Services Division. Here is his advice which originally appeared in the Arizona Republic website. Question: What should I do if I have a cooking fire?...
Photo Montage of Cooking Disasters
Not everyone cooks so well that they can be on Top Chef or Food Network Stars. But these funny yet pathetic cooking disasters illustrate how dangerous cooking can be. Seriously, you can actually catch spaghetti on fire! Checkout these disastrous cooking FAILS!
Keeping Aging Fathers Safe for Father’s Day
Thanks in large part to advances in medicine, seniors are living longer and are a rapidly growing segment of the U.S. and world population. But health issues are not the only threat to the longevity of the elderly. After medical issues, the leading cause of death...
Guardian SSI Exhibits at Georgia Fire Safety Symposium
Guardian Safety Solutions International, Inc. (GSSI), the leader in the development and manufacturing of residential range top fire protection systems, will exhibit at the Georgia Fire Safety Symposium, July 28 - 30, at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center,...
Don’t “Drink and Fry” This 4th of July
Guardian Safety Solutions International, Inc. (GSSI), the nation’s largest provider of residential range top fire suppression systems, asks cooks to not “drink and fry” this 4th of July. More fires are reported on the 4th of July than any other day of the year...
Guardian SSI to Exhibit at FFEDA
Dallas based Guardian Safety Solutions International Inc. (GSSI), the leader in the development and manufacturing of residential range top fire protection systems, will exhibit at the Florida Fire Equipment Distributors Association (FFEDA) Annual Conference and Trade...
Arlington Apartment Fire in Dallas This Weekend Preventable
The Chula Vista Apartments off East Park Row Drive kitchen fire in Dallas, our hometown, at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday was preventable. Sadly, about 45 house fires are reported every hour in the U.S., and 60 percent of apartment fires are started by cooking. Paul...
Ret. Battalion Chief Educates Residents About Fires
Battalion Chief (Ret.) Robert Avsec served with the men and women of the Chesterfield County (VA) Fire and EMS Department for 26 years. He’s now using his acquired knowledge, skills, and experiences as a freelance writer for FireRescue1.com. He has some excellent...
Knoxville Fire Dept. shares recipe for spicy avocado fries
Here's some good news for a change. The Knoxville TN Fire Department shared one of their best recipes with us via WBIR-TV. I bet the cooks don't leave the kitchen unattended while they are making their famous avocado fries. Captain D.J. Corcoran with the Knoxville...
Unattended Cooking Causes Mobile Home Fire
Fire officials say a Lee County man's mobile home caught fire after he left food cooking on the stove and went to the store. Video of the event is available from WALB-TV here. The kitchen was pretty much destroyed because smoke gets up in the mobile home attic...