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Fire & Rescue NSW bake, shake and educate with Knafeh Bakery to promote kitchen fire safety

Announcement posted by Fire & Rescue NSW 24 May 2017

Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW), together with the bearded bakers from Knafeh Bakery, will shake and bake their popular Middle-Eastern dessert at Campbelltown Arts Centre this coming week to educate the public about the importance of FRNSW’s ‘Keep Looking When Cooking’ message. 


The Knafeh Bakery is a popular pop-up bakery, housed in an old shipping container, which travels to different locations across NSW. This week, the boys from the bakery will be sharing their love for cooking with FRNSW to highlight the dangers of leaving cooking unattended. The community will have the opportunity to meet with local firefighters, who will be conducting live cooking demonstrations in an effort to educate the public about what to do in the case of a kitchen fire. 


Members of the community will also receive a specially-designed wooden spatula to serve as a constant reminder to ‘Keep Looking When Cooking’ in the kitchen. 


Kitchen fires have the highest incidence rates in homes. On average, FRNSW firefighters respond to around 3,865 house fires a year. There are on average 21 house fire fatalities each year and around 502 people injured. Already this year five people have died as a result of an accidental fire in their home in NSW and FRNSW does not want to see this number increase. FRNSW urges the public to call Triple Zero in case of a fire and once you get out, stay out.


What: FRNSW and Knafeh Bakery shake and bake their popular Middle-Eastern dessert to educate the 

                public about the importance of FRNSW’s ‘Keep Looking When Cooking’ message. 


When: Thursday, 25 May and Sunday, 28 May

8.00pm – 9.00pm


Where: Campbelltown Arts Centre

1 Art Gallery Road

Campbelltown


For more information on kitchen fire safety, visit FRNSW’S ‘Keep Looking When Cooking’ website