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Cooking Fire Safety and Firehouse Cooking: Home

Cooking is a leading cause of residential fires

The US Fire Administration estimates that in the United States in 2020 there were 192,600 cooking fires, resulting in 140 deaths and $465,400,000 in losses. This guide provides links to research, statistics, and outreach materials on the issue, along with a selection of cookbooks in the NETC Library collection.

Selected cookbooks

Cooking with the Firehouse Chef
The Firefighters' Cookbook
Fire Hall Cooking with Jeff the Chef
The Firehouse Cookbook
Firehouse Food
Food from America's Bravest
Great Firehouse Cooks of Texas
The Healthy Firehouse Cookbook
National Firefighters Recipe Book
The New Firefighter's Cookbook
Playing with Fires (recipe collection)
The Storm Gourmet