The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) urges extra caution when cooking on Thanksgiving, which is by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires.In 2022, an estimated 1,610 home cooking fires were reported to U.S. fire departments on Thanksgiving Day, reflecting a 399 percent increase over the daily average. Between 2018 and 2022, there was an annual average of three and a half times more cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day than on a typical day of the year.“Thanksgiving is a hectic holiday with multiple dishes cooking and baking at the same time, along with guests, entertaining and other distractions that can make it easy to lose sight of what’s on the stove or in the oven,” said NFPA Outreach and Advocacy Vice President Lorraine Carli.“With all these factors at play, it’s no surprise that the number of cooking fires spikes so dramatically.”Overall, cooking is the leading cause of U.S. home fires and injurie...