Kitchen Fire Generic
As featured on
Year after year, statistics have shown that cooking is the primary cause of home fires, accounting for a staggering 49% of all U.S. home fires. Unfortunately, unattended cooking tops the list as the leading cause of cooking fires and fire-related fatalities. These alarming numbers underscore the need for continuous efforts to better educate the public about staying safe when cooking.
November 11, 2024, Press Release from the National Fire Protection Association: The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) urges added caution when cooking on Thanksgiving Day, by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires. In 2022, an estimated 1,610 home cooking fires were reported to U.S fire departments on Thanksgiving Day, reflecting a 399 percent increase over the daily average. Between 2018 and 2022, there was an annual average of three and half times more cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day than on a typical day of the year. “Thanksgiving is a hectic holiday with multiple dishes cooking and baking at the same time, along with guests, entertaining, and other distractions that can make it easy to lose sight of what’s on the stove or in the oven,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of Outreach and Advocacy at NFPA. “With all these factors at play, it’s no surprise that the number of cooking fires spikes so dramatically on Thanksgiving.”
