San Antonio Fire Department, locals share kitchen safety tips for Thanksgiving cooking

As families prepare to cook for Thanksgiving, San Antonio locals and fire officials are offering tips for safety in the kitchen.

San Antonio Fire Department officials said most holiday accidents are predictable and preventable.

“A lot of times the fires we see are unattended cooking in the kitchen,” said Joe Arrington, SAFD public information officer. “We see fires related to beans on the pot left unattended, accidental things getting knocked over, things burning inside an oven.”

Angela and Robert Saldana said their family divides kitchen duties to keep things running smoothly.

“My dad does the turkey, my mother does the stuffing and everyone kind of has their own part, so nobody crosses that line, at least in our kitchen,” Robert Saldana said.

Happie Wedzina said she purchased a fire