More home cooking fires occur in the U.S. on Thanksgiving Day than any other day during the year, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

Unless they're planning to have their Thanksgiving dinner catered, many people will be in the kitchen this Thursday and in the days leading up to the holiday.

The Springfield Fire Department said Thanksgiving is consistently one of the busiest days of the year for cooking-related fires. And it said many of those incidents are preventable if people take some simple precautions.

According to the fire department, unattended stovetops are a leading cause of Thanksgiving fires, so you should stay in the kitchen when you're cooking on the stovetop.

Keep flammable items like oven mitts, towels and food packaging away from heat sources.

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