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Yakima firefighters reminding community how to avoid cooking fires on Thanksgiving
YAKIMA, Wash. - The Yakima Fire Department says they are more likely to be called to a house on fire on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. Fire Prevention Captain Jeff Pfaff said most of the calls come in the morning to mid afternoon when people are cooking their Thanksgiving dinners. "About four times greater in one day and it's because there are so many things going on," Pfaff said.
Camp Cooking: How to Make a Soda Can Stove
For ultra light backpackers and those who enjoy really roughing it, cooking food can be something of a challenge. This is especially true when they’ve decided to settle in for the night in a deeply wood area with enough overhead cover to prevent fire building. Outdoor adventurers have developed several tricks to overcome this problem.…
Why Going to Natural Gas Will Save You Future Headaches
With more and more gas-fired outdoor products on the market, learn why you should consider switching to natural gas for your grill.
Five password mistakes you should avoid
Practice proper password etiquette by avoiding these pitfalls.
How First Responders Use OnStar
See how these firefighters rely on the information OnStar provides to help them be prepared at the scene of a crash or emergency. You can read more about the...
Can Fire Alarm Systems be Integrated into a Door Access System?
Yes it can, the easiest way is run a relay from the electric strike/electrified lock to the fire alarm system. If your access control system is powered by a central controller, you can often run fire panel relays to the controller. This makes it much easier so you do not have to rewire the doors themselves. Oftentimes these controllers manage multiple doors, so it can save a lot of wire running.
Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities to Show Your Gratitude
Thanksgiving is a special time of year. It is a time to reflect on all that surrounds us, including our family, our friends, our home and our community. Why not give back to others and to your community by volunteering in some way? If you would like to take the...
How Better Access to Clean Cookstoves Can Empower Women
Unpaid work is a fact of life: it has to be done. The majority of life’s necessary tasks of cooking, cleaning, and caring for others around the world, are done by women and girls. That work is often done with great love and care, but it can be much harder, more time-consuming,...
Firefighters show how horribly wrong deep frying a turkey can go
Northport Fire Rescue demonstrated how deep frying a turkey can go wrong and a grease fire erupts. To do a turkey fry right, the bird must be fully thawed, the pot must have the correct amount of oil and the oil should be about 350 degrees.
Operation Give Birds provides Thanksgiving meals to more than 250 families
Why more S.F. chefs are cooking without gas
‘I wouldn’t take a gas range if you gave it to me for free’
How Can We Use Emerging Technology To Improve Community Nutrition?
Technology can accomplish what previously seemed like science fiction – but equally important, it can address basic, timeless human needs. As technology leaders, we will do the most good and achieve the most success if we do not lose sight of either.
Steps you can take to avoid Cryptolocker
60 percent of hacked small and medium-sized businesses go out of business after six months. Symantec CryptoLocker is most often spread through email attachments, but the malware also can be deploye…
7 Ways to Meaningfully Stock Your Local Community Fridge
We consulted mutual aid experts for advice on how they work and what we should be contributing.
9 Things to Avoid When Choosing a Home Alarm Company
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8 tricks to make summer cooking a breeze
These summer shortcuts will keep you chilling when it's too hot to cook and are perfect for a summer party!
How to Avoid Getting Ill When Cooking on the Grill
Grilled burgers, veggies and chicken fresh off the barbecue? Delicious. Bacteria-laden food that's been improperly cooked or been sitting in the sun too long? Not so much.
Why Americans are hooked on cooking outdoors
Americans have a long-standing love affair with grilling. This relationship started many years ago. Our ancestors first learned to cook over an open flame, and today grilling has become a year-round lifestyle choice with many preferring to cook outdoors. Why do Americans love grilling so much? The reasons are wide ranging. Some grill to relax. The backyard is their escape, and the flame calms them. Others barbecue for nostalgia. The grill is a time machine!
The Master Guide to Cooking, Eating, and Ordering Burgers
Whether you're grilling at home or headed to a restaurant, we've got you covered.
11 Southern Cooking Tips from Country Kitchens
How to barbecue chicken like a pro
Humans have been cooking meat over fire for somewhere between 2 million or 12,000 years, depending on which anthropologist you believe. No matter which number is right, you'd think we'd all know how to barbecue chicken by now. Nope. Many enthusiastic grillers get chicken wrong. You know the kind: I
