I don’t mean to scare you, but turkey day is dangerous!

Thanksgiving Day has more than double the number of home cooking fires than an average day according to the U.S. Fire Administration. In fact, each year more than 4,000 fires occur on Thanksgiving Day.

Don’t leave Tom unattended!

Evidently it’s not just turkeys that make Thanksgiving dangerous.

In a staff meeting yesterday, we exchanged holiday stories that involved one catastrophe after another (just another example of how we Red Cross workers are not yet perfect, either). While these incidents luckily became entertaining anecdotes soon after they happened, they also serve as reminders that we should all take care and be prepared for emergencies no matter how unexpected. 

Catastrophe examples: 

Last year an unexpected draft caused our interior door to slam shut just before my aunt was able to get her hand out of its way. Thank goodness for the handy first aid kit!

What is your favorite holiday catastrophe story? Were you prepared to handle it?

And… have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Filed under: Health & Safety, Holiday, Preparedness