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Yes, in my kitchen
I have a fire blanket on the kitchen wall, not far from the cooktop, and a large fire extinguisher in the garage, just inside the door from the house (right near the foot of the stairs).
I have one right by the entry to my kitchen. I do occasionally check it's pressure gauge. Mounted to the wall on a slide hook kinda thing.
I have 4 :)
Of course, I need them for work
Am a renter and I have an extinguisher provided for me. There is one in my kitchen that I always keep in reach and one right outside my front door. My last apartment did not provide one so I went out and bought one. I'd rather "waste" $40 than lose my belongings. I'd also like to get a fire blanket at some point, should really stop putting it off.
Protip from a fire performer, get a piece of duvetyne (also called commando cloth) if you can. It's much heavier duty than those shitty foil fire blankets and can be reused. Just don't get it wet because the treatment will wash off.
We use them to put out giant flames on the norm.
How do those compare to fiberglass blankets? I do firecupping and appreciate having the protection of the blanket, but don't want to worry about shards making my partners itchy. But I'll deal with the itch if it means no fire worries...
I have one standing in the middle of the apartment where it is accessible from every room.
One in each kitchen under the sink and one in the garage near my workbench.
Yup. Near the wood stove, it's obvious why. For outside there's the garden hose, and if that doesn't help there's still the fire department. Basically a 1 minute drive there, while officially calling, waiting 4 minutes for the others to arrive and half a minute back lol
The safest I ever felt was when I lived across the street from the local Fire Department. If I ever had a fire (I never did while I lived there) I could have ran across the street and screamed and pointed at my place in under the time it would take to make a 911 call.
Just that your whole plan would collapse if they're voluntary and therefore chilling at home/work/whatever, until an official 911 call is made, exactly as in my case.
Absolutely.
Yes, I have a wood burning fireplace just seemed like a good idea.
Have a small extinguisher under the kitchen sink for fat and a large one in the cupboard
Yes. But it is out of date.
We have a large one just off the kitchen in the garage hanging just outside the door, and a small one in the kitchen.
I bought the large one after a house all but burnt down up the street like 7-8 years ago.
One in the car (itβs a hybrid full of βsplody batteries). One in the office. One larger one in the kitchen along with a pan fire thing. A big extinguisher on the middle landing in the house.
All those βfireXOβ ones suitable for any fire typeβ¦ not that Iβve tested that yet. Thankfully.
We have three. One in the kitchen, one in the master bedroom and one in the garage. We also have fire escape ladders in the two occupied bedrooms.
I had to use one recently as our trash can caught fire. We had some towels we had used to oil our griddle and they must have still been hot when we threw them away.
I have one in my kitchen. This kinda reminded me it's been ages since i looked it over to make sure it's in working condition.
I'm a renter so I'd sooner let the house burn down than spend $20 on a fire extinguisher. If the landlord wants to provide one I'd use it but it's not my responsibility to buy one.