Your Daily Install takes something happening now, looks at what happened before, and gives you one thing to do at home.
Print the worksheet and add it to your Household Resilience Network binder.
What’s happening now?
Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. More pans, more people, more things asking for your attention. Now is a good time to find the lid that fits your usual frying pan.
Not the lid you think fits. The one you have actually tried. Keep it nearby while you cook, and turn the burner off if you leave the kitchen.
Has this happened before?
When Baltimore burned in 1904, firefighters came from other cities to help. Some brought equipment that could not connect to Baltimore’s hydrants. They had hoses. They had water nearby. The parts did not fit together.
What happened next?
The National Bureau of Standards surveyed hose connections. In 1905, the National Fire Protection Association adopted a standard based on that work.
The scale is different in your kitchen, but the useful question is the same: will the backup fit when you reach for it? A cold pan is the right time to find out. Not while you are trying to stop a small fire.
Give your household another food source
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What can I do?
With the stove off and cold, match a metal lid or baking sheet to the pan you use most. Put it where you can reach it without leaning over the stove. Tell the next cook where it is.
For a small grease fire that is still in the pan, USFA advises sliding the lid over it and turning off the burner. Leave it covered until cool. Never add water or carry the burning pan. If you cannot safely cover it, get everyone out and call 911. Do not light a fire to practice.
Match the Lid Before You Cook
Date: __________________
Pan I use most
____________________
Lid or sheet that covers it
____________________
Safe place to keep it
____________________
Who else knows where it is
____________________
The how-to is saved. Your phone is dead.
You remember saving the steps. Now the screen is black. Put food, water, and household skills on paper you can open without a charger. Which skill would you want first?
Stay steady,
David Stone
Survival Stronghold
P.S. Did your first lid fit—or did you have to try another? Hit reply and tell me.
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