I'm in Indiana and it's humid, in the 80's and gray and stormy [ a gloomy day!
A fire needs fuel, heat and air. Water from a fire hose cools the fire, smothers it, and the force of the water jet may even distribute loose combustibles, removing fuel.
Always have a box of baking soda nearby to throw on any stove fires A fire extinguisher is always good to have close by too. If there are kids lock all the reachable cabinets. Remove knobs on the stove if you have kids Keep all utensils away for kids. Clean your counter tops often with some good cleaning productMainly where ever you cut up chicken, meats..
Foam and water puts out fire as it denies the burning material oxygen. CO2 puts it out by diluting the oxygen.
