Healthy Habits: Grilling Safety

If you're in northern states, you might not even be thinking of grilling this weekend. However, if you're in a warmer area, you might be.

February 3 marks not only the Super Bowl, but also the first day of Burn Awareness Week 2013. The week is an opportunity for burn, fire and life safety educators to spread a message of fire safety throughout local communities. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and ESPN SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm have collaborated on a series of 30-second home fire safety PSAs.

In December 2012, Storm was badly burned while preparing to cook dinner for her children. After wind blew out the flame, propane gas pooled on her grill and became an explosive fireball when Storm attempted to re-ignite it. Flammable or combustible gas or liquid was the item first ignited in half of home outdoor grill fires, according to NFPA. The information in the PSAs could save grillers and their families harm, death or trauma.