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Leon Valley Fire Department issues grilling-safety tips for National Barbecue Day
Summary
A Leon Valley Fire Department spokesperson urged residents to follow specific grilling-safety practices — including checking gas lines with a 50-50 soap-and-water mix, keeping grills at least 10 feet from buildings, and disposing of warm coals in metal containers — in a brief National Barbecue Day message.
A Leon Valley Fire Department spokesperson urged residents on National Barbecue Day to follow basic grilling-safety practices, including checking gas lines with a 50-50 dish-soap-and-water mixture, keeping grills at least 10 feet from buildings and ideally maintaining a 3-foot safety zone, and disposing of warm charcoal in metal containers.
The spokesperson said homeowners should clean and inspect gas lines by spraying a 50-50 mixture of dish soap and water and watching for suds, saying, "you get some suds, that's not a good thing." They advised cleaning grease and fat from grill surfaces, keeping the grill outdoors and never indoors, and opening the grill lid before turning on the gas to reduce the risk of flare-ups.
On using and extinguishing grills, the spokesperson recommended shutting off the gas at the supply bottle before turning burners off, using only appropriate charcoal lighter fluid or a chimney starter for charcoal grills, and letting coals cool fully before removing them. "Never ever place [warm coals] in a plastic can as that can cause damage or a fire," the spokesperson said.
The remarks were delivered as a short public-safety message and did not include any formal actions or new fire-department policies.
