What is the best way to put out kitchen fires?

Answer 1

At home:

Turn the appliance off if you can. Put a lid on any open burning pot if you can. Close the oven if it's in the oven. Baking soda works great as an extinguishing agent, so does just about any type of dry-chemical fire extinguisher. NEVER USE FLOUR as it can explode! Also, water can splatter the grease, so avoid that as well! Only fight the fire if you can safely do so with your back to your exit. Other household members should be evacuating the home and preparing to call the fire dept. if you are unsuccessful.

In a commercial kitchen:

If the hood over the appliances is equipped with a fire suppression system, activate it immediately. This will cut power to the appliances, shut off the gas, and flood the hood, ducts, filters, and appliances with suppression agent. Most modern system use a potassium-liquid or liquid-organic salts mixture which is specifically formulated for grease fires because it reacts with the grease to form foam. The electrical risk is minimal because the system is a mist and does not use alot of chemical. Also, if the system is working properly, the electrical power should shut off.

Follow up with a K-Class kitchen fire extinguisher and call the fire department.

If no system is present, dry chemical fire extinguishers work the best.

Answer 2

The WORST thing you can do is try to put it out yourself. Call the fire department AFTER you get everyone the h e l l outa there! Some people suggest that if the fire is confined to one pot on your stove should you even contemplate trying to extinguish it on your own. If what's in your skillet on top of the stove catches fire, you can cover it quickly with a lid from your cupboard. Turn off the stove immediately and let the dang thing cool before you go to clean up the mess. Do NOT try to smother the flames with salt as some might suggest, and throwing a big handful of salt at a skillet-ful of grease is likely to spread the flames. And don't use any fire extinguisher - in the hands of an inexperienced user, those usually spread the flames and make the situation worse. Like I said in the beginning - your best bet in 99 percent of kitchen fires is to get everyone out and then call the fire department. If you do it any other way, your insurance carrier will refuse to pay to repair the damage. They insist - and I agree - that only professionally-trained firefighters should deal with such situations.

Answer 3

If possible just take a lid and put it over the pot or pan to put out fire if its like on or around the burner use table salt that is if you dont have a fire extinguisher but if the walls and sh*t are on fire get out. Dont EVER use Flour on a kitchen flour EVER the fire could make the flour powder catch fire then you have a hell of a problem

Answer 4

Depends on what causes the fire. If it is grease in a pan turn the heat off. If it is a burning mess in the oven use a fire extinguisher.

Always remember never to use water in a grease made fire.

Answer 5

i was once frying some chicken on the stove top and the oil splattered on the heating element and caught fire. the only thing i could think of was baking soda.much to my supp rise it smothered the fire instantly.so i keep baking soda readily. also i bought a small fire extinguisher, you are sure to be safe with one at your reach.but when i didn't have a fire extinguisher the baking soda worked fine.hope this helped.

Answer 6

use a dry cemicals as any thing that has liquid is not good do to the electrial appliances......also a good way to put out a fire in your pots is to remove the air from the fire........when i am cooking any thing like grease i have a lid that fits the pan or skillet to use in an emergency.....baking soda is good for small contained fires.......but in the long run being careful is the best preventive measure for fires...

Answer 7

It depends, if its an oil fire, use salt, if its an electric one, try to unplug the object and don't try to put it out with water! It would be a good idea to have a fire extinguisher handy..

Answer 8

Don't use water to put out grease fires, put a lid on it, or smother it with salt or baking soda.

Answer 9

Flour

Answer 10

i keep a mini fire extinguisher in my kitchen