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For immediate release: November 4, 2009
Media Contact: Art Snapp, Fire-Rescue Public Information Officer, (623) 333-6110; I
ngrid Melle, Public Information Officer, 623-333-1614


Avondale Fire-Rescue & State Farm® serves up Recipe for a Safe Holiday with Cooking Safety Clinic

Avondale Fire-Rescue and your local State Farm agents share tips on how to Serve up a Recipe for Safety in your home this holiday season with a FREE Holiday Cooking Safety Clinic, Saturday, November 21. Meet local firefighters, learn their favorite recipes, watch ‘how to’ and ‘how not to’ Turkey Fryer demonstration, basic cooking and holiday safety, Fire Extinguisher training, giveaways, and sample tasty treats cooked up by your local Avondale fire officials.

In addition to hosting the upcoming FREE clinic, Avondale Fire-Rescue and State Farm representatives Eric Hamilton and Kevin Smith have teamed up to share tips for a safe holiday.

“Cooking fires are the leading cause of reported home structure fires and injuries in the United States, especially during the holidays,” said Eric Hamilton of State Farm Insurance. “State Farm and Avondale Fire-Rescue have teamed up to remind residents that forgetting safety can be a recipe for disaster in your kitchen ---we want everyone to have a safe holiday season.”

Recipe for a Safe Holiday:

Never leave your home while food is cooking.
Use a timer to remind you that the stove or oven is on.
Avoid wearing loose clothing or dangling sleeves while cooking.
Keep kids away from cooking areas by enforcing a "kid-free zone" of three feet around the stove.
Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop.
Have a working smoke alarm and fire extinguisher in your home.


FREE Holiday Cooking Safety Clinic

Date: Saturday, November 21st
Time: 10 – 11:00 a.m.
Place: Fire Station 172, 1825 N. 107 Ave. (just north of McDowell Rd.)

For more information and to reserve you space in this upcoming clinic, call Avondale Fire-Rescue 623.333.6112 www.avondale.org/fire