Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44% of all home fires in the United States. The American Red Cross North Carolina Region offers safety steps everyone can follow if they will be preparing their family’s Thanksgiving feast. Laurie Hughes, Executive Director of the American Red Cross North Carolina Region, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how to safely cook for Thanksgiving.