 Keeping the food at the proper temperature, below 40 degrees, or at the proper cooking temperature, having a food thermometer, making sure you have a clean surface, wash your hands. Tammy Baker with Arizona Milk Producers. A Peoria home damaged this morning by a fire that started in a barbecue outside the home. It quickly spread to nearby grass and other structures. One person hospitalized for burns to their hand. Gas prices averaging $3.55 a gallon. Jeff Scott, Arizona News.