The Stove is On Fire!

Mistwolf wrote:
"How many proponents of CCW have fire extinguishers in their homes? In their vehicles?"

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1 in Garage near oils and lubricants
1 in Garage near reloading bench
1 in Garage near timber stack
1 in Kitchen underneath sink on left door
1 in Server room at corner of rack at eye level.
1 in Cargo area of hatchback
1 in Spare tire compartment of SUV.

1 in the garage
1 in the laundry room
1 in the kitchen
2 in the barn
All at eye level with 'FIRE' signs.

Lets not forget how valuable working smoke alarms are also! Go push the test button and see if it actually works. Replace the batteries if they are more than a year old, and if the alarm itself is more than 10 years old, its time to replace the whole thing. Don't put one in the kitchen, it will just be a nuisance every time you make toast. There should be a smoke alarm in or directly outside of every sleeping area and at least one on every level of your home.

I have unfortunately seen many people who have perished in house fires that didn't have a working smoke alarms! You can protect yourself and family for less than the cost of a box of ammo!

Yeah I know this a gun website but harm is exponentially more likely to come from things like fire, car accidents, medical/health issues etc than a shootout with a bad guy. Not that you shouldn't prepare for everything, but it's good to have perspective.

I HAD a brother-in-law who was a trained firefighter . His house caught on fire in the crawl space. He went under the house with two 2 3/4 lb dry chem extinguishers. He did not try to put the fire totally out, he just kept the flames down until the FD got there. He explained it this way; The FD was at least 10 minutes away and he didn't have enough extinguisher to put the fire out, so every time it would flame up, he would knock it back down. The FD arrived and put it OUT. It was 35 degrees below zero that night. We got the house drained before it froze up.

Jeff White said:

There are two fire extinguishers in the house and one in my truck. While not exactly self defense, I'll leave this open.

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I attended a Active Shooter training session at a Health Care Clinic a couple of weeks ago. Company policy is employees are not allowed to bring firearms into the building. (It is ok though to leave a gun locked up in your car however).

The Companies response to a Active Shooter is ...Run, Hide, Fight with fight as the last resort. The training film showed a male employee starting to swing a large fire extinguisher at the shooter. I pointed out to the trainer that a large fire extinguisher is too heavy for many women to swing like a baseball bat but pulling the pin and spraying the attacker in the face is actually a better tactic. The dry chemical in them is nasty stuff to breath and CO2 will freeze the skin and damage the eyes.

A big thank-you to Jeff for leaving this open. I see I need to get some fire extinguishers and learn how to use them.