1. Setting:  A “typical” fire station kitchen; clean but clearly well used, some clutter.  Fire service atmosphere visible in the shot (such as 9/11 poster, athletic trophies, photos, etc.).  Narrator is a firefighter; wearing classic station uniform (logoed dark blue tee or collared shirt; slacks).
O/C:  Uh-um.  Just like Grandpa used to make.  

2. (Fire station setting) Open on narrator (a firefighter) as he is preparing a meal on the range with one pot and one fry pan (preferably a gas stove) – a large, dial-face timer is on the counter; the fry pan lid is nearby on counter. (Wears a large oven mitt on the hand holding the pot handle.) Adds a dash of dried chili peppers to the pot with great flourish; stirs and tastes the chili with obvious pleasure. 
O/C:  Oops – you caught me!  I’m afraid I can’t share my family recipe for Five Alarm Chili, but I can tell you how to cook it safely.

3. Puts spoon on a plate and removes oven mitt, placing it well away from the burners.  Turns attention to camera.
O/C: And safety is important, because cooking is serious business! 

4. Gestures to stove top (C/U of low setting on burner under the chili; tight shot of heating fry pan).   
O/C: Did you know that one of the most common causes of home fires is getting distracted, or falling asleep with something cooking on the stove?  

5. With oven mitt, firefighter uses long tongs to turn over the frying food.  (C/U on med-low setting on burner.)
O/C: When I’m simmering something at home, I’ll use a timer if I want to watch TV for a few minutes.  But I’m heating oil in this pan.  And when you cook with oil and grease, you can’t be too careful.  So I’m staying close by the stove.  

6. (Switch to home kitchen setting)

7. Male character cooking French Fries in a pan with oil.  Keeps craning neck, trying to see the TV in the other room. Hears sound of cheering from TV and turns, starting to walk into the other room.  
 
8. Character changes mind; quickly comes back to the stove.  
Cooking with grease and oil is especially dangerous.  You really need to keep an eye on it.  If you walk away, a small problem can grow into a big problem; fast.

9. Character attends to pan, which is clearly hot.  Character turns off the burner.  (C/U on the “off” position of burner.)  
Like, the oil gets too hot, or starts bubbling and splattering.  

10. (Switch back to fire station setting)

11. Narrator at stove
O/C:  If something like that happens and you’re not there to turn down the heat, you’re likely to have a pan fire.

12. Narrator holds timer, turns dial to demonstrate.
   
13. (Switch to home kitchen setting)

14. Character clicks off TV and walks back into kitchen.  Turns burner heat on medium low.  Puts on over mitt, getting ready to cook.
V/O: When you’re cooking with oil or grease, stay at the stove.  

15. (Switch back to Narrator)

16. Narrator scoops big bowl of chili.
O/C: Unlike my chili recipe, there’s no big secret to cooking safely – just watch what you heat!