Fire extinguishers

[AlexisP90]

DP really wants to get some fire extinguishers to put in our home. For whatever reason. He tells me just for safety...

Ive got no issue with this but In all the 1000 of houses I have ever stepped foot in I have seen approx 0.

Do people have these?! Where do you even put them?!

Im unsure if ive just totally missed something normal or he is just going a bit overboard...

I’ve thought about this before. A small one to keep in a cupboard in the kitchen seems like it could be a good idea just in case.

We have small fire blanket in kitchen (as I have history of setting fire to food ....) + a very small extinguisher tucked behind the door.

But it's not like youd find in a commercial building.

Does he know which one. There are different ones for different fires.

We have two fire extinguishers and two fire blankets - one set of each on each floor. The thing about fire extinguishers is that they need servicing yearly though so you need to consider that when you
get them.

You'd be better off with a fire blanket (to smother the flames if a small fire and safe to do so, or cover yourself in for protection against burns as you get out).

Plus, fire extinguishers need annual testing and maintenance and have to be discharged fully before disposal if they're out of date. Not always easy to do if they've not been touched for 15 years.

The biggest killer is the smoke/fumes.

Have a look on your local Fire Service's website - they have advice on fire safety in the home and may even come to visit you to advise.

We have a small one in our kitchen and a fire blanket in our son’s bedroom. Our reason is because he’s disabled and we have oxygen in the house. We wouldn’t easily or quickly get him out.

I hope neither are used but they give us peace of mind.

I have a small powder one and a fire blanket. The extinguisher sits in the corner by the back door so easy to grab. The fire blanket is in the pantry next to the door.

I've got 2, plus a fire blanket.

(And smoke detectors and a carbon monoxide detector obviously)

I have always had a fire extinguisher in my kitchen. I was very glad that my parents had one when there was a fire in their kitchen, which I managed to put out with the fire extinguisher that lived on top of the fridge.

I also keep a small fire extinguisher in the car.

We have fire blankets in each kitchen, and smoke and CO detectors. Also an old fire extinguisher, which I don't service or check so should probably go. Also got one in the car. I have worked in premises where they removed the hoses and extinguishers - they just wanted people to get out, not take risks.

Not strictly accurate.

The fire in my parents’ kitchen was a burning liquid, spreading quickly as it poured across the counter. I would not have been able to put it out with a blanket.

Have a blanket in addition to an extinguisher.

Small domestic extinguishers often have pressure gauges that indicate when you need to replace them, or some other indicator.

My local waste-disposal site accepts undischarged fire extinguishers. A different council where I have lived accepted small undischarged ones in the kerbside recycling.

I think the domestic ones are labelled with an expiry date, and are replaced after that.

Not as uncommon as I thought then!

Ill definitely suggest a blanket too. I dont mind at all but it just seemed to me something no one had.

In terms of type he sent me a picture of a massive one which made me stressed about space and location- ill take a look at some domestic ones! Im not sure he has really thought or knows much about it. Since turning 40 he seems to have become a little bit safety obsessed- which isnt all bad i guess!

We have three
or is it two ?
i should go and count really

but yes we have them
Ours are the same as those big ones you see in offices, not domestic ones

sons used them once when the lawnmower burst into flames
They are also handy for propping doors open 😁

I have one plus fire blanket, bought them when kids were young teens.

We have two - one in the kitchen and one in the third floor bedroom. We have always had them.

I have one under the kitchen sink, one in the caravan and one in the garage. There are fire blankets in the caravan too.

Mine are probably just over 30cm tall and last 5 years. We have one in the utility which is off the kitchen and one upstairs. We also have wired in smoke alarms and two CO2 detectors with the bought date sharpied on them plus a note in the calendar to replace them after the manufacturer says to do so.

I don't have my fire extinguishers wall mounted in the kitchen which is why no one will have seen mine.

Yes, have always had one in the kitchen along with a fire blanket.
My OH keeps one in his garage as well.
All up to date and checked.

We have in the kitchen beside the door a fire blanket and a firestick (lasts 15 years)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eVKMMkKg_BE extinguisher. Kitchen door is central to all of the downstairs.
In the garage & outbuildings we have some water ones and a couple of CO2 and powder ones.

I have a couple of 2Kg CO2 and 9 litre water in the house and a fire blanket in the kitchen - don't waste time with domestic fire extinguishers, proper full size ones are dirt cheap (around £30) and very handy in a fire