Kitchen Fire Safety Video! Must watch...

IMPORTANT: I'ld feel bad if this happened to any of you and it could have been avoided by seeing this... Maybe it's because my dad was a firefighter growing up and I have a brother who currently is a firefighter that I feel this is important. Could be the most important thirty-seconds of your life. Sincerely,
Troy
 
Here's something someone shared with me on the proper way to put out a pot
on fire on the stove if you don't have a fire extinguisher.

This is a great video. Everyone should watch it and remember it. When I
was stationed in Charleston Navy base at the Fire Fighting Training school
we would demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An
instructor would put on a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a
10 foot pole toss water onto the grease fire. The results got the attention
of the students. What happens is the water being heavier than the 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 resembles 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 creates
the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.