Be Safe While Grilling
As you spend time outdoors with family all summer long, always be safe while grilling!
Never leave your grill unattended. Wind gusts may blow embers into dry vegetation, potentially starting a wildfire.
Ensure your grill is kept clean of excess grease to prevent flare-ups.
Place your grill in an open space away from tall or dry grass, shrubs, woodpiles or other flammable materials. Also avoid placing your grill underneath a tree or on a wooden patio deck.
After you are finished grilling, allow time for the coals in your grill to completely cool. Smoldering coals may reignite and release embers, which may be blown into nearby vegetation.
Never travel with a lit or smoldering grill in the back of a truck or trailer. Embers may blow out while you are driving and cause a roadside start.
Monitor weather conditions and avoid grilling with wood or charcoal on hot, dry, windy days.
It only takes one spark to start a wildfire. Learn more here:
tfsweb.tamu.edu/cont ent/article.aspx?id= 32318