Kitchen fires occur with needless frequency at residential agencies. A typical claim report might read, “Staff member left food cooking on stovetop to attend to a consumer. When staff returned to the kitchen, the food was burning out of control, resulting in significant fire, smoke and/or water damage.” The sobering fact is that these fires are almost always preventable through the application of basic loss control techniques.

Avoiding Sideswipe Accidents
According to the National Safety Council, sideswipe accidents account for a total of 1,030,000 accidents annually. About 99,000 of those