According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires with more than three times the daily average for such incidents.

The Sarasota County Fire Department said that when it comes to frying the turkey, there's a couple of safety tips you should follow.

“You really need to monitor the temperature of the friar oil. A lot of these fires will occur if the temperature of the oil is too high," Sarasota County Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Haslem said. "Another common mistake is to have the turkey not fully de -frosted. A frozen turkey is going to interact pretty violently with a hot pot of oil. “

Haslem also stresses that you should not deep fry turkeys around flammable materials or anything that could easily catch on fire like ins

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