Reno Fire Department offers burn safety and fire safety tips

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -National Burn Awareness Week runs through Saturday. The Reno Fire Department offers these safety tips:

When bathing a child, be sure to run your hand through the water to ensure there are no hot spots that could cause injury.
Establish a “kid-free zone” of at least 3 feet around the stove and areas where hot food or drink is prepared or carried.
Keep your child safe. Avoid a dangerous balancing act: never hold a child while cooking or carrying hot foods to avoid scald injury.
Microwaved food can be hot enough to cause a burn. Always open lids away from your body.
Never hold a child while drinking hot liquids to avoid an accidental spill.
When taking food out of the oven, always wear mittens to prevent burn injury.
Use a tight-fitting lid with travel mugs to prevent a scald if the cup tips over.
Never mix water and oil.
If a fire occurs in the oven or microwave, shut the appliance door and allow the flames to use up the oxygen to die down.
Don’t fan the flames. That only gives a fire more oxygen to grow.
Keep the kitchen fire inside. Never carry a burning pan, this only increases the potential to spread the fire across your house and to your clothes and body.
If a small fire occurs in a frying pan, cover it to smother it using a metal lid or cookie sheet.
If you have a multi-purpose extinguisher, use it. If the fire area is too big, get out and call 911.