Cooking Safety
December 31, 2008
Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. It’s important to be alert to prevent cooking fires.
SAFETY TIPS
- Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove.
- If you are simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.
- Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop.
- Keep the stovetop, burners and oven clean.
Fatal Fire At Polo Club Apartments
October 5, 2008
A 20-year-old man died early this morning in a Jollyville apartment fire.
Firefighters were called out to the Polo Club Apartments in the 8500 block of Cahill Drive around 1 a.m. Saturday, said Williamson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Det. John Foster. When they arrived, they found two apartment units in flames. Read more
Uniform Changes
August 26, 2008
Jollyville firefighters will be welcoming the fall with changes to their uniforms. The Jollyville patch, which has been in place for close to 20 years will be replaced with a design that was initiated by Chief Kiracofe, and then completed with input from department members. Read more
School Zone Safety
August 26, 2008
Driving in the School Zone: Slow down-you’re free to drive even slower than 20 m.p.h. and should when conditions warrant it such as times of poor visibility due to heavy rain, Read more