Leaving Home Safety
“Stand By Your Pan!”
§Stay nearby in kitchen to fry, broil or boil
§Stay in the home to bake, simmer or roast
Use timer as reminder to check frequently 
§For a grease fire, put on oven mitt and extinguish by smothering with matching pan lid, not by using a fire extinguisher
§For an oven fire, turn off oven, close door and wait until oven has cooled down 
Stay in the kitchen when you are going to fry, broil or boil any food. Stay by the grill if you are cooking outside.
Stay in the home while baking, simmering or roasting food.  Use a timer to remind yourself to check periodically on the food you are cooking, if you are going to be doing something else in another room of your home or apartment.
If a grease fire ignites, put on an oven mitt and extinguish the fire by smothering it with a matching pan lid, moving the lid from the front towards the rear of the stove.  Do not use a fire extinguisher to put out a grease fire, since it will likely spread flaming grease around the kitchen, possibly increasing the damage.
In case of an oven fire, turn off the oven, close the door and wait for the oven to cool down before opening the door to remove the contents.
(Bridge)  Cigarettes rank high as the ignition source of campus fires.  What are the usual circumstances?