Don’t leave cooking food unattended; always supervise children in cooking areas. Keep flammable materials – such as oven mitts, utensils, wrappers and towels – away from the stove. Every kitchen should have a working, multi-purpose fire extinguisher with an ABC rating. Don’t forget to turn off your oven, fryer, barbecue and stove-top burners. Stay alert. If you are tired or consuming alcohol, don’t cook because you are more likely to make mistakes. If you or your guests smoke, provide plenty of large, deep ashtrays and check them frequently. Cigarette butts can smolder in the trash and cause a fire, so completely douse cigarette butts with water before discarding. After a party, always check on, between and under upholstery and cushions and inside trash cans for cigarette butts that may be smoldering. Make sure your smoke detectors are operational.