Thanksgiving can be a dangerous day for cooking fires as blazes become three times more likely than the daily average. Here’s how to stay safe this year.

Local fire officials give tips on how to help potentially avoid causing fires when frying turkeys for Thanksgiving.

Haddam Fire offered these tips to prevent cooking-related fires: Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stove top so you can keep an eye on the food. Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot and kids should stay three feet away.