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Have a safe and happy Pancake Day

Posted by Brian on 13th February 2010 at 10:31 PM
Have a safe and happy Pancake Day
On the 16th February when traditionally many families in Greater Manchester will reach for the frying pan to make pancakes, the Fire and Rescue Service want you add a special ingredient to the mixture of eggs, flour and milk – safety!

Greater Manchester’s Chief Fire Officer, Steve McGuirk said, “ We want everyone to have a fun family time if they celebrate pancake day – don’t let an accidental fire make it memorable for the wrong reasons, it only takes a moments distraction to cause a serious incident”.

To help reduce the chance of an accidental fire always remember the following points –

• When using a frying pan or cooking with hot oil never leave the pan unattended when the heat is switched on, even to answer the phone or the door.
• Never put the food in the pan if the oil begins to give off smoke.
• Do not move the pan if it is on fire.
• In the event of a fire, Get out, Stay out, Call us out.

The best defence against making sure an accidental fire doesn’t become a tragedy is to ensure you have a properly sited working smoke alarm – and an escape plan so that everyone in the house knows what to do if it does go off.




Related Links

Anyone in Greater Manchester who has concerns about fire safety in their home can arrange for a free home fire safety risk assessment on 0800 555 815 or click here
For safety advice during the winter period click here
Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Guest  14th February 2010
Put your frying pan away in the dustbin! And your deep fat fryer! You don't need them, and they only thing they do is make a cheap meal into an expensive meal due to the amount of electric or gas you use to cook it! Morrisons in Eccles sell ready made pancakes in their chilled foods dept. I can recommend these as they're the real thing and only need heating up in the microwave for one minute or so and can then be stuffed with strawberry jam and covered with cream! Just like I had when I was a kid!

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