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When running a commercial kitchen, there's a lot of grease involved. This poses a risk for grease fires if you're not careful. Thousands of restaurants report fires each year. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that these fires cause an average of $246 million in property damage. A major fire can ruin a business and lead to a lot of lost revenue. The majority of restaurant kitchen fires begin when flammable cooking material, such as oil and grease, ignite. Today's blog from Fast Fix LLC discusses how to handle a grease fire, as well as some prevention tips. How to Put Out a Grease Fire The most important thing to remember when a grease fire occurs in your commercial kitchen is not to use water. For small kitchen fires, start by turning off the heat source. Then attempt to remove all the oxygen that's fueling the fire. This can be accomplished by covering it with another pot or baking pan. If you are unable to cover the fire, dump baking soda on top...

Commercial kitchen fires are a common occurrence and can have potentially devastating effects on a business. In 2015, almost 30% of non-residential building fires in the U.S. were caused by cooking. There's a very high fire risk associated with commercial cooking environments. This is due to the fast paced, highly pressured environment, combined with large volumes of naked flames, flammable cooking oil and multiple heat sources all around. Today's blog from Fast Fix LLC focuses on some tips to help prevent a kitchen fire in your restaurant or other commercial kitchen: Fire Prevention Checklist A fire can start unexpectedly and take hold very quickly. Due to the fact that cooking fires have one of the highest injury rates, it's important to take fire prevention steps. Following these tips and educating all kitchen staff on fire prevention is the best way to avoid a fire in your restaurant kitchen: Get a fire risk assessment of your premises.  Always follow the man...