Good reminder about kitchen fires

[Byte Stryke]

The one I actually used, now reads empty (I didnt use the whole thing?).

Former firefighter...


check your extinguishers Monthly

every 6 months at minimum

if you pull the pin on a fire extinguisher, it will leak... there is extinguisher material in the seal now... it must be replaced regardless of how little you used it.

ALWAYS use the right extinguisher for the job!


http://rehs.rutgers.edu/pdf_files/RU...Guidelines.pdf

[DD977GM2]

You don't have a box of baking soda near the stove?

This is what I was thinking also or an extinguisher under the sink or by the trash can?????

[Chad4000]

This is what I was thinking also or an extinguisher under the sink or by the trash can?????

I havent replaced all the fire extinguishers yet, but I did move one to under the kitchen sink. Not sure why I ever thought one in the front closet would be helpful? lol

[sniper7]

costco has good deals on fire extinguishers.
I have 1 in the garage, basement and kitchen, plus one in the boat.

remember that if you put water on a oil/grease fire you will get severely burned and it only intensifies the flames. My mom found that out the hard way.

oil got too hot, caught fire, she tossed the pan in the sink and turned the water on and the flames hit the 20' vaulted ceilings. my dad grabbed a cloth and tossed it off the deck in the back yard!

[Chad4000]

costco has good deals on fire extinguishers.
I have 1 in the garage, basement and kitchen, plus one in the boat.

remember that if you put water on a oil/grease fire you will get severely burned and it only intensifies the flames. My mom found that out the hard way.

oil got too hot, caught fire, she tossed the pan in the sink and turned the water on and the flames hit the 20' vaulted ceilings. my dad grabbed a cloth and tossed it off the deck in the back yard!

we did know not to use water.... thankfully.. lol

[Monky]

I won't laugh at you, I too have done the same damn thing.

Only it was junk mail. Tossed on an eye that had been left on (barely left on) all night.. probably took 30 mins till it was a ball of fire.

I had just moved in and had NO idea where my extinguisher was..

I still need a new stove..

[hobowh]

Mine was seasoning a cast iron pan. I pulled it out to cool and my wife thought I was cooking something and turned the burner on...

[Richard K]

You're lucky. When my wife had a skillet catch on fire I got to the kitchen in time to yell stop (she didn't) before she stuck it under the faucet. It flared and I wound up replacing the blinds over the sink and had to re-paint the entire kitchen after scrubbing off as much as I could of the soot/smoke. Luckily she wasn't burned.

[Chad4000]

yeah I feel a little lucky that nothing worse happened.. especially with me running around the house looking for shit like I was hahaa

[Irving]

My wife isn't allowed to burn dinner.