Every year, about $463 million dollars are spent on fire damage recovery from household kitchen fires. About 1 in 5 cooking fires are caused by grease. Although most people know how to put out a grease fire, that knowledge is forgotten when actually responding to a fire outbreak. In emergencies, our brain goes to “recall” mode. In recall mode, we only remember topics that have been repeated over and over again. So, in efforts to make grease fire responses readily accessible in our recall centers, we at Kade Cleaning Systems would like to take a minute to review proper methods for handling grease fires in Lee’s Summit homes. Do Pay attention. Attention levels range from riding a rollercoaster to sitting in a miserably dull lecture hall. When cooking with grease, we recommend aiming for somewhere closer to the rollercoaster side of the spectrum. Remove moisture. Water+ grease= major problem. Never put frozen food into hot grease or you’ll find yourself wit...