can unattended cooking develop into full blown fire? [Archive]

axeman

01-27-2004, 02:02 AM

i'm a fire fighter from singapore, and my boss of the rank colonel, thinks that an unattended home cooking cannot develop into a full blown fire.

any comment?

NivFire8

01-29-2004, 10:12 AM

I totally agree, we had a house fire 3 years ago because some left the cooking unattended. Tell him its true it can happen.

axeman

01-29-2004, 05:40 PM

thank you for sharing your views. i've sent a copy of your message to my boss, i'll see what he says about it. what i'm fedup is, even though it is clear in our loca fire safety act, that anything that could possibly cause fire, is deemed fire hazard, my boss still thinks, why should we issue a fine to such incidents.

what is going on with singapore?

Hensrud

10-07-2004, 08:57 PM

Me having experiance with this issue first hand, I know how this can be a problem :( . But issueing a fine for everything and anything that can be a fire hazard is a little out of hand. Not because of the public outcry that would probably happen if such policy were to be taken, but simply because most fire departments don't have the kind of manpower to go out all day and just issue fines.

JGallagher

10-08-2004, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by axeman
i'm a fire fighter from singapore, and my boss of the rank colonel, thinks that an unattended home cooking cannot develop into a full blown fire.

any comment?

Have you guys been watchin me cook again?:D

The answer to your question is yes. It can devolop into a full blown fire. The pot or pan is hot with some thing on/in it. It first cooks then burns. What happens when things start to burn they catch on fire!!

telesquirt

10-08-2004, 07:06 PM

Hey axeman---let your colonel know that the quickest way to burn down a fire hall is to get a call just before supper and forget to turn off the stove on your way down the pole---:o

FLASHOVER05

03-11-2005, 08:43 PM

At the very Least it can ruin a perfectly good Roast....

bestcoast

03-12-2005, 08:03 AM

i'm a fire fighter from singapore, and my boss of the rank colonel, thinks that an unattended home cooking cannot develop into a full blown fire.

any comment?
Your boss sounds like Chief material..LOL....BC....

JGallagher

03-12-2005, 05:39 PM

Your boss sounds like Chief material..LOL....BC....

Lets not touch that one.

Rescue78

03-12-2005, 06:05 PM

i'm a fire fighter from singapore, and my boss of the rank colonel, thinks that an unattended home cooking cannot develop into a full blown fire.

any comment?

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

How does he think kitchen fires start? There not all due to electrical problems!

dentedhead

03-12-2005, 07:14 PM

Axeman, the Ontario fire marshall has public service announcments on TV right now about this very subject.I know that will be hard for you to see being in Singapore,there might be a link or something on the website.Try getting to it via the links section on this site.

Dentedhead

FFWannabe

03-13-2005, 05:05 AM

I've seen those ads Dentedhead, they're pretty good. What I just saw/heard was a little alarming though. I was watching Good Morning Canada and they were talking about cooking Bison. The guest they had on said she slices the ribs, seasons them, puts them in the OVEN (not crockpot or slow cooker.. the OVEN) and LEAVES THEM FOR THE DAY while she goes to work, comes home and they are cooked to perfection... I wonder if they would be over cooked if her house burns down. I sure hope people have the sense not to follow those instructions and leave their ovens unattended all day. Sheesh.. I think I'll send them an e-mail.

Sue :confused:

dentedhead

03-13-2005, 06:00 AM

FFWannabe

03-13-2005, 07:17 AM

Ive done roasts this way.I think if it is confined to an oven that is in decent order and reasonably clean your okay.Deepfrying in an open pan and leaving for the day maybe not such a good plan LOL.

Dentedhead

Really? No concerns of something flammable falling on the stovetop, etc. I guess I am a worry wart that way. I will put a roast in the oven when I drop my daughter off after school and even that worries me.. haha... I just like to stick to the slow cooker.. the meat comes out much more tender that way, you should give it a try.. falls away from the bone, easy to carve (oooops, not a cooking thread).

Sue :)

mutts252

03-13-2005, 07:22 AM

my boss nearly burned down the marina at work this past summer by doing just that... leaving food on the stove.

someone else said it best - how else do kitchen fires start? :)

iamvff

04-09-2006, 06:42 AM

i'm a fire fighter from singapore, and my boss of the rank colonel, thinks that an unattended home cooking cannot develop into a full blown fire.

any comment?
I know this is an old post...but here is a couple of pic's of what an unattended cooking fire can do! This is the one I missed a while back when I went up to visit DFC Smash. :rolleyes:

iamvff

hrecruit

04-09-2006, 07:05 AM

i'm a fire fighter from singapore, and my boss of the rank colonel, thinks that an unattended home cooking cannot develop into a full blown fire.

any comment?

only for two gentlemen by the name Firefighter I would be dead today.
My house burned completely out after a kitchen fire in my house. 21 years ago soooo I think yes.

FitSsikS

04-09-2006, 08:12 AM

Well if being nice to him is important to your career you could say,

"Yes sir you are correct. In a perfect world where everyone's fully functioning smoke detectors are properly placed and and the residents are home (and not under the influence of alcohol) yes, unattended cooking should not develope into a fully involved house fire...."

:)

hrecruit

04-09-2006, 08:36 AM

and he will feel the shot in the ribs lol.

mutts252

04-09-2006, 01:40 PM

iamvff

04-09-2006, 03:25 PM

great pics, iamvff... we should use pics like that on open-house days etc to educate the public as to the real-life consequences and stuff... it's all well and good to tell them stuff, but showing them pics like that would, i think, really drive it home. "this could be your house"

Thanks...BUT...
For the record...these were taken by one of the guys on the dept...but not me! As stated...I was at smashes house that day....therefore...I didn't take the pictures..or set the fire!

iamvff :)

mutts252

04-09-2006, 03:28 PM

Thanks...BUT...
For the record...these were taken by one of the guys on the dept...but not me! As stated...I was at smashes house that day....therefore...I didn't take the pictures..or set the fire!

iamvff :)

just complimenting them! :)

but seriously, it's worth thinking about for all of us - aftermath pics might be a great way to sink the point home. kinda similar to the PARTY program.

iamvff

04-09-2006, 03:41 PM

just complimenting them! :)

but seriously, it's worth thinking about for all of us - aftermath pics might be a great way to sink the point home. kinda similar to the PARTY program.
Feel free to use them...I bought the camera...I paid for the developing...I just didn't take the picture...BUT, with that being said, I guarantee you that nobody on our department would care if anyone used the pic's...especially for the good of Public Ed!!

iamvff :)

BTW...the rest of the story was that she left a pot on the stove and went for a nap. when she woke up, her only exit was to climb out a window! Nice new house now though! :rolleyes: