Thanksgiving can be a dangerous day for cooking fires as blazes become three times more likely than the daily average. Here's how to stay safe this year.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires with more than three times the daily average.

"Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires," Reardon said. "One of the big causes, is people leaving their pans; they go out if the kitchen, maybe because they're entertaining guests, or they have something to do."

Thanksgiving is the most common day for home cooking fires with more than three times the daily average across the country.

Prince George’s County Fire is offering proactive tips to prevent any holidays mishaps in the kitchen that they typically respond to on Thanksgiving Day.

Haddam Fire offered these tips to prevent cooking-related fires: Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stove top so you can keep an eye on the food. Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot and kids should stay three feet away.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges added caution when cooking on Thanksgiving Day, by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires. In 2022, an estimated 1,610 home cooking fires were reported to U.

Who doesn’t love a great Thanksgiving feast with all the fixings on the table? The biggest debate often centers around whether baked turkey or fried turkey is better. However, when it comes to Thanksgiving,

As the holiday season quickly approaches, the American Red Cross provided tips to prevent fires when cooking holiday meals.

Studies show there are more cooking fires on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. Fire prevention expert Amanda Swenson says all Iowans should know how to use a fire extinguisher before there’s a sudden flare-up on the stove.