Due to COVID-19 and current restrictions, this year our Open House will be a drive thru event at Fountain Valley Sports Park. Please enter at Brookhurst and Heil and follow the signs. Be prepared to wave at fire personnel and take a look (from a distance) at our fire apparatus. Fire personnel will be handing out goodie bags (while supplies last). We are asking that all residents stay in their vehicles to comply with social distancing guidelines. This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign is “Serve up Fire Safety in the Kitchen.” Cooking is the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of fires in the kitchen. What you should know about home cooking safetyBe on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, don’t use the stove or stovetop.Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling, or broiling food.If you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop.Have a three foot “Kid Free” zone around the stove and cooking areas.If you have a cooking fireJust get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire.Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number after you leave.If you try to fight the fire, be sure others are getting out and you have a clear way out.Keep a lid nearby when you’re cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.For an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed.If you have questions about the Open House this weekend, please call Fire Administration at 714-593-4436. Hope to see you there!
