No Thanksgiving-related fires reported as of late afternoon

By Pashtana Usufzy

Published Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 | 5:58 p.m.

Updated Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 | 4:34 p.m.

For the third year in a row, Las Vegas bucked the national trend of an increase in the number of serious cooking fires on Thanksgiving, and firefighters also responded to fewer emergency calls than normal, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.

Las Vegas firefighters responded to several minor fires Thursday, but department spokesman Tim Szymanski said there weren't any significant holiday-related fires or carbon monoxide-related responses.

No serious injuries were reported, and no one was displaced, he said.

There are more home-cooking fires nationally on Thanksgiving than on any other day, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

In 2013, the number of home-cooking fires on Thanksgiving was about 230 percent higher than the average number of fires a day, according to the NFPA's Fire Analysis & Research Division.

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue responded to six holiday-cooking related fires last year involving burnt food, but no other damage was reported and no residents were displaced, Szymanski said in a news release.

Also according to Szymanski:

There were 671 calls this year made to the Fire Alarm Office, which handles fire and medical calls in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County.

On average, 756 calls are made per day.

Firefighters responded to 264 incidents, most of which were emergency medical responses. The daily average is 289.

Firefighters responded to multiple calls of possible carbon monoxide hazards last year, but they didn't respond to any this year.

Thanksgiving is usually the peak day in Las Vegas for carbon monoxide responses.

Officials suggest opening a window for a few minutes every hour to prevent the alarm from going off.