Do you have a fire extinguisher?

I have only seen fire extingusher in offices and recently at one of my aunties house and not even touched it. I have never worked with it, though I have seen in movies how it works. WE do not have an extingusher here at home though i think it is a necessacity.

No, we don't have one, but we have a smoke alarm, tha hopefully would go off at the very hint of a fire. I have never used a fire extinguisher, and would not have known how to.

Yes I do have a fire extinguisher at home, I also believe in having plenty of working smoke detectors. I have never had to use one or practiced with one. I do know how to use them. I am very fire safety consious. I worked for several years at a fire and water damage restoration cleaning company. I have seen the aftermaths of many many fires, I never ever want to go thru it personally.

I have many fire extinguishers. I have one at the top of the basement steps, one in the kitchen, in the laundry room, in the living room, one in the car trunk, and one in the garage. There is also one in a convenient spot upstairs on the second floor. My Dad was the local fire chief, so far be it for me not to be prepared just in case lol. While it may sound like I have a lot, they are not all in immediate view. They are not hidden, but blend in with their surroundings (yet you can still tell they're there) Everybody in my family here knows exactly where they are, and how to use them if needed. I have used one before, and at places I worked at (MR group homes, etc) we had practices with them on live fires so that we would feel comfortable using them should the need arise. I think it's important for everyone to know how to use one correctly, as well as having fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. I tell my own family that it's better to know how to use one, and never have to use that information, than to need it and not have a clue. Good discussion topic! Hope you're havin' a nice Sunday!!

I probably think I know how to use one, but I might want to brush up on my actual knowledge. I would know how to put out the fire once the foam was unleashed, but it was be just like me to get the pin stuck and be unable to pull it completely free.

We dont have one at home. We do have at least one in my parents' business establishments. I think that it's a part of a government regulation that requires commercial buildings to have at least one in case of fire emergencies. I have never tried one but I do wish to learn how to use it, and Im hoping that I wouldnt have to use it in real life situations. It's nice that you have done both. It sure adds to ones knowledge but I do hope that you didnt have to use it because of a real fire..

We just moved into our New home and I am not sure whether we have one here or not. I guess I should investigate this one a little more, and if not consider getting one for sure. You never know when you will need one, so knowing how to use one is the Best thing for sure.

I do have a fire extinguisher, its under the sink, its a little one but I'm sure it would do the trick if I needed it. I have never had to use one but I know how to operate one if I did. Its good that you know how and can teach other people, a lot of folks freak out when a fire happens and quick thinking could save their lives.

We keep fire extinguisher in the kitchen and in the car. We live in a mobile home and they are very prone to fire.

Hi Garden, we have drills at workplace, at least i know there are three different kinds of fire extinguishers. And yes, we have training on using fire extinguishers. Just too bad they use those big and heavy fire extinguishers for training. Those are the refillable types for training use. Most of us office gals chat and laugh during the half day training. Anyway the guide is to have a fire extinguisher for every door and staircase in the house. I doubt anyone follows this instruction. Most houses do not even have a single fire extinguisher, much less one for each door.

ya we have fire extinguisher in my college. how many u have at ur place??

I do have a fire extinguisher in my home. It is in the kitchen near my back door. Thankfully, I haven't had to use it. I just hope if the time comes, I remember how to use it. Emergency fire drills in the home should probably also include using a fire extinguisher. Anybody else feel the same way?

At work we have fire extinguishers but never tried to operate it. They said its easy and there's instruction written on it but never bother to look even once. At home we dont have, but its good to have one for safety and emergency purposes. We might consider buying.

i don't have a fire extinguisher, and i don't know how to use them either. maybe the only way when i occur the fire alarm is to run and shout................

Yes. We have a fire extinguisher. We have one here at home. We have never had to use it though, thank God. I work from my home at the moment. I think I remember how to use one. I knew where to point it and use it also. I learned that where I used to work too. I have never used one though. I have never practiced with one either.

We do not have fire extinguisher in home and generally we do not keep it at home.I saw in a cinema hall but never saw anyone using it. I think everyone in colder countries know how to use it but we do not know. Its great to know some tips from you which may be useful somewhere sometime.

We have kept fire extinguishers in our home for years. We actually have three that sit under the desk in our kitchen. We had one once that our young grandson used in our laundry room. He pulled the pin and shot it all over my black walnut paneling. MAN, what a mess we had to clean up. He didn't realize what it was, or was just experimenting. That was many years ago. He's now almost 21 and probably has forgotten about it. We've never really had to use one. There was a time when we were renting and our son was a baby that I needed one. I had a fire in a skillet on the stove and knew not to try and go out with it. But I did a stupid thing and set it in the sink and poured water on it - a no no! I could have caught the curtain over the window a fire, but I was lucky. A girl I finished school with had a fire like that, took the skillet of grease outside and tripped, burning her face very badly and she was scarred for life. This happened when we had only been out of school about 4 years.

yes we have a couple of it in our office for our family business .. businesses here are required to have at least one depending on the area of the place. we were also trained how to use it in case of emergency

no, In don't have it

Its too bad there is no fire extinguisher in our h0use