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Time to think about your fire plan. My home one is six pages long - not joking! I had to write one when my wiff wanted to run a small bus. from here. It's ac
by gerdesj 9y ago
Time to think about your fire plan. My home one is six pages long - not joking! I had to write one when my wiff wanted to run a small bus. from here. It's actually longer than my business one ...
Anyway, this is not a joke and should be taken a bit seriously. A 2l "dry water" fire extinguisher costs about £20 a pop. They work on all fires that are likely to be encountered in the home (not rated for flamable metal). They are quite new but are certified in the EU and maybe beyond. The great thing about these is that they are safe for electrical fires as well as paper etc. So you can replace foam and CO2 with one extinguisher. I was encouraged to look into these by a member of the British Fire Brigade. Put one on each floor.
As well as that, get an escape ladder for upstairs - ~£30-40 and a blanket for the kitchen - ~£5
Fire needs three things to crack on: Something to burn, oxygen, source of ignition. It's not rocket science. No one needs to know about your little fixation about removing the towel that your sig. other leaves next to the gas hob etc.
Keep safe kids!
EDIT: Just seen a few posts whilst I was pontificating here from people who really have to deal with fire as a way of life.
You have a lot of good advice here - heed it!
- KGIII 9y agoMy comment is a bit pithy, but the time to think about that has passed. There are many fine suggestions in the thread, so I'm going to amend, assuming you don't mind, your statement - just a little. "It's time for everyone else to think about their fire plan." At this point, OP should just follow the best solutions posted in the thread that the situation safely allows for. I'd add that they should monitor local radio as that's likely the source of a rapid evacuation notice. - Edited to make it clear that my comment is the pithy one, not the one to which I am responding.
- gerdesj 9y agoYes, I suddenly realised that the OP is not worrying about the basics but a clear and present danger (see my EDIT2) I'm not from around there ...
- KGIII 9y agoLOL I think we might both be editing our comments in real time. As it appears to be a real and present danger, I'm tempted to write about how to respond in an emergency situation. I'd be more concerned with it derailing the subject of the thread, however. I'd also add that if there is real risk, moving before the traffic increase may be a wise option. I'm not able to determine their risk and, for liability reasons, would not do so.
- Dylan16807 9y agoI completely understand taking the opportunity to give basic fire advice. But I have to know: what did you think the "next 24 hours" part was for?
- gerdesj 9y agoEDIT2: Shit - just realized that the OP is probably from CA or somewhere else prone to current forest fire.
- hkmurakami 9y agoYes he's likely near the Santa Rosa/Napa fires that have been going on since Sunday evening.
- jopsen 9y agoWell, I certainly got a good laugh out of the perspective of some poor Joe fighting a forest fire in his backyard using a fire extinguisher :)
- Already__Taken 9y agoWell you pointed out the next extinguisher I'll but for my boat so you can be pleased with yourself a tiny bit.
- Tempest1981 9y agoDry water extinguisher: https://www.nationwidefireextinguishers.co.uk/dry-water-mist-fire-extinguishers-c1d9fnrecentproducts220curpage-2-220-c.asp https://www.nationwidefireextinguishers.co.uk/dry-water-mist... Aka Water Mist? https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/fire-extinguisher-types-how-to-choose-identify-maintain-and-use-firefighting-equipment https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/fire-extinguisher-types-how...
- mschuster91 9y ago> As well as that, get an escape ladder for upstairs - ~£30-40 and a blanket for the kitchen - ~£5 These blankets are a bit dangerous on their own - depending on the material (both of the fire source and the blanket) they can essentially act as wicks. Source with pictures: http://www.nachrichten.at/oberoesterreich/Gefahr-bei-Fettbraenden-Nicht-alle-Loeschdecken-ersticken-die-Flammen;art4,1551093 http://www.nachrichten.at/oberoesterreich/Gefahr-bei-Fettbra...