you say if someone should get a burn in the fire or in the kitchen, how do you treat that? first thing you want to do is make sure you get away from the source of the heat. you want to make sure you get away from that. okay. you want to treat the injury by cooling it off. usually running it in cold water will alleviate the pain. so what my mom always did, butting butter on it prevent the heat from being lost and it will take long toer to heal. how do you know if you need to get to the hospital? if you have a large area of extremity burns and there s also different level of burns. first-degree burns is like a sunbu sunburn. it is considered minor but if it s on a large part of body you should get it treated. any time you are not sure it s a good idea to call 911 and have