Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Fire Extinguishers

Everybody knows having fire extinguishers in the home is important. We all say we should have one. But how many of us actually do?

Over the Christmas Holidays a coworker had a kitchen fire.

Somehow a resin / plastic refrigerator magnet became attached to the bottom of a baking pan.

When they baked muffins, or corn fritters, I can’t remember which – the resin magnet caught fire.

Fortunately – they had a fire extinguisher in the kitchen.

Home saved. Nobody is homeless / living in a rental apartment. Keepsakes and photos are safe. Life not disrupted. No having to deal with insurance companies for 6 months.

And NOBODY DIED.

The next day I bought 2 fire extinguishers at Lowes Home Improvement.

The primary fire extinguisher is adjacent to the kitchen, garage and the stairs to the bonus room.

 
 
The second fire extinguisher is in the hallway laundry closet. Next to the bed rooms.

 
 
And as my coworker said to me – “That’s great you got fire extinguishers. I hope you never use them.”

Indeed.

3 comments:

Ward said...

Yeah, they are inexpensive and great protection. We also have extinguishers in the garage and master bedroom closet to insure one is reachable.

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