When you’re cooking on an
outdoor grill, remember to be
safe. Besides keeping your food safe by the way you handle
it, keep yourself safe from the
fire.

Here are some helpful hints
from the University of Georgia
Extension Service.

• Always take precautions
  when lighting the fire. Never use
  gasoline, fuel oil or kerosene. Besides being highly
  dangerous, these fuels also produce
  smoke that leaves an oily aftertaste on the
  food.
• Never use a grill on a
  wooden deck, especially if you live
  in an apartment or condominium complex.
• Keep handles of cooking
  equipment turned to one side away
  from the heat.
• Keep clothes close. Roll
  up shirt sleeves, tuck shirts in
  and wearing avoid loose flowing skirts or scarves. Keep
  long hair restricted, too.
• Use proper, safe
  equipment
  like long-handled utensils and
  potholders. Keep a spray bottle or water hose close by
  to
  control flames.
• Be sure the fire is
  completely out before you leave it.
• Never use a charcoal
  grill
  indoors. The coals emit
  hazardous carbon dioxide.