Food-on-Stove Fire Needlessly Claims Another Victim

By:  Robert Avsec

June 24, 2013.  A pot of grease left on the stove started a fire that killed a Macon man Saturday afternoon.

The blaze that started about 1:15 p.m. at 2325 Mafiel Drive has been ruled accidental, said Sgt. Ben Gleaton, a Macon-Bibb County fire investigator.

(Read entire story here: http://www.macon.com/2013/06/24/2531185/fatal-macon-fire-caused-by-pot.html#storylink=cpy)

63% of the range or stove top fires beginning with food, occurred when someone was frying (Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

63% of the range or stove top fires beginning with food, occurred when someone was frying (Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Another tragic fire that could have been prevented with High-End, Heat-Limiting Technology (HEHLT)!

 

Unattended cooking that leads to food-on-the-stove (FOS) fires is the #1 cause of residential fires in the USA year in and year out. Want to know how your Fire & EMS department can “put a lid” on FOS fires using technology that costs less than $400 per stove (four electric elements)?

Example of the Saf-T-element, manufactured by Pioneer Technology.  The Saf-T-element is a High-End, Heat-Limiting Technology (HEHLT) that replaces existing heating elements on electric ranges and stove tops to eliminate food-on-the-stove fires cause by unattended cooking when using grease or vegetable oil.

Example of the Saf-T-element, manufactured by Pioneer Technology. The Saf-T-element is a High-End, Heat-Limiting Technology (HEHLT) that replaces existing heating elements on electric ranges and stove tops to eliminate food-on-the-stove fires cause by unattended cooking when using grease or vegetable oil.

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About Robert Avsec, Executive Fire Officer

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 and as the “blogger in chief” for this blog. Chief Avsec makes his home in Charleston, WV. Contact him via e-mail, [email protected].