{"id":2613,"date":"2009-12-04T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2009-12-05T00:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/burn\/burn-programs\/outreach1\/safety-tips\/home-fire-prevention\/"},"modified":"2018-06-01T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T18:32:32","slug":"home-fire-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/burn\/about\/preventionandoutreach\/safety-tips\/home-fire-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Fire Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Make sure your home is safe from fire by reviewing these checklists and videos from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/Public-Education\/By-topic\/Safety-in-the-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Fire Protection Association<\/a>:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<h2>Cooking<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>An adult stays in the kitchen when food is being fried, grilled or broiled<\/li>\n<li>The stovetop is clean<\/li>\n<li>Pot handles are turned toward the back of the stove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9L5Uer0EbPE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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