According to the National Fire Prevention Association’s Research, Data & Analytics Division, seven out of every ten adults in the U.S. have a grill or smoker, which translates to a lot of fire potential. Officials say in 2015, there were an average of 9,600 home fires involving barbecues per year. July is the peak month for grill fires, followed by May, June and August. They say in 2016, an average of 16,600 patients per year went to emergency rooms because of injuries involving grills. Half of the injuries were thermal burns and children under five accounted for one-third of those injured. Gas grills were involved in an average of 7,900 home fires per year. Charcoal or other solid-fueled grills were involved in 1,300 home fires per year.
