This Week is fire prevention week across North America.
With it also being Thanksgiving weekend, the National Fire Protection Association wants to remind people that unattended cooking is the leading cause of cooking fire deaths.
The association recommends several important tips to keep safe, like keeping pot handles toward the back of the stove, keeping a tight-fitting lid of hand to deal with grease fires, and keeping a timer set for long cooking projects.
The commemoration this of week is designed to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in October 1871.
In Dauphin, there will be an open house event at the Dauphin Fire Department this coming Wednesday to raise awareness and to teach people about the local fire department.
