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TL;DR: 1. Get fire extinguishers. 2. Pull the pin. 3. Aim at the bottom of the fire. 4. Squeeze the metal handles.
Tell all adults and children over 10 in your house where they are and teach them how to use them:
1. Pull the pin.
2. Aim at the base of the fire.
3. Squeeze the metal handles.
Teach everyone to GET OUT FAST. Smoke poisoning is fast, and it impairs your ability to move and think. It is far better to get out.
LEAVE WHEN THE FIRE IS SMALL. DO NOT WAIT.
Many home fires start in the garage because people store oil & cleaning supplies & their naughty mistresses in there.
Keep fire extinguishers in your kitchen, garage and on every level - within 21 feet (7 meters) of every room.
If you have a secret tiki room with tiki torches put 2 fire extinguishers in there. Teach your secret, sexy Bahaman, tiki bartender how to use fire extinguishers and how to make piña coladas and strawberry daiquiris.
They expire, then they don't work. Check the tags often.
Have a good day!
Gonz15
“Remember me…”
Ghlargh
Instructions unclear, i now have expired piña coladas and strawberry daiquiris stationed around the house close to every room.
SomewhatSarcastic
yaddiex3
Do NOT store your kitchen fire extinguisher in a cabinet ABOVE the stove. If you have a fire on the stove, you won't be able to reach it.
cubanito0
Or you know water...it ain't a chemical or electrical fire so a bucket and some water lol
UnitConversionBot
7 meters ≈ 23 feet
UnitConversionBot
21 feet ≈ 6.4 metres or 10.7 washing machines
Maulbert
That ofrenda is LlT.
Weentit
press F to pour dri k on ofrenda
happenedtomeonce
DaSauceSeeker
TheYoungerChrisEvans
Caca esta en fuego, guey.
fickeroffick
Shit was LIT
GravyEducation
My building caught fire from something electrical in a storage unit. Very stressful night and following days. Mutual lease termination.
DrDadJokes
ok.... what's step three already?
ealdent
jenzhere99
We had a house fire almost 3 years ago and that was the scariest thing I've ever been through in my life. Fire ain't no joke!
JStengah
TheobromineAddict
Burn in hell, ancestors.
eggmuffin
Also, use the correct extinguisher. Powder will work for almost anything, but it costs more to clean up than the damage the fire does.
eggmuffin
Use it for saving lives, not for saving property. That's what foam and water is for.
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eggmuffin
Yes, which is why I said to use powder for saving lives.
GoodGuyGonzo
4. Enjoy
fickeroffick
Living her best life
SoberAndBored
90% of the problems in my life are caused by the fact that I find this woman very attractive.
fickeroffick
TIL sober and bored is a bad combination.
HoldingAccount
I'm saved by the fact that these women don't find me attractive. Lucky me!
PoppaBoxx69
Fasrill
But what happens if the fire extinguisher itself is on fire?
Mithi
You get the fire-extinguisher-extinguisher, d'uh!
Yellowboy66
You just put it with the rest of the fire.
CheekiestoftheBreeki
Always 1 per floor in the house, 1 in each car. Fire be scary!
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
By the time we could have gotten to ours with an extinguisher the smoke would have killed us.
dundeeisdrunk
Easier to escape a car than fight a fire. I pay insurance
Carl99
In a crash you might need it, (or people around you might). And thats probably the most likely way for a fire to start in a car.
mikeatike
Instructuons unclear: One fire per floor of house and one fire in each car.
TheN8
Exactly
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
You won't save your car. Just bail.
mikeatike
Bail water?
whatsisname
It's not meant to save the car, it's meant to possibly buy some time to get someone out that is unable to do so on their own.
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
Fire safety stick is a lot better option than an extinguisher. https://firesafetystick.com/
joot
“Fanning the flames” is literally a phrase we use to express MAKING THIGNS WORSE. YOU FUCKING IDIOt. AND WTF ARE YOU DOING TRYING TO PUT
joot
THAT SHIT OUT WITH A KLEENEX?
geevade
ObviousPidgeon
She looks like Day of the Dead Tina Belcher.
SlasherQuan
Which step does selfie occur in?
BabySharkEtc
Treblaine
Boomers: "I just don't get millennial humor!"
nennix
Opportunity for epic photo... "Take it"
RevolutionOnHerLips
She's just so cute! It makes me happy to see her face.
Wiesel2000
this face ...?
tlcthetexan
she's an idiot?! why endorse her???
RevolutionOnHerLips
Who said I was endorsing anyone?
tlcthetexan
Umm. i guess I was reading another post. I do not see that. My apologies.
acme64
I'm a believer
Apothecarius
I couldn't leave her if I tried. Due to smoke inhalation.
CurbYourClassWar
Step 1: Don't place a flammable gaudy shrine inside an enclosed living space...
ADegenFromUpcountry
fickeroffick
Ah won't be bahk
bladderinfection
Pick up your fire extinguisher and shake it around every now and again. It will help prevent the powder from caking up and not flowing.
FiberOpticOatmeal
Under normal conditions, when shaking the extinguisher, would you expect to hear the powder moving?
bladderinfection
Sometimes you can. Some are made with thin steel and just have a sticker. Others are made of thicker alloys and have coats of paint.
mikeatike
I duno about hear, but you can certainly feel it.
FiberOpticOatmeal
Could not hear or feel any movement. Although the needle is still in the green, going to take it as this needs replacement. Thank you!
mikeatike
Yeah that seems to be the case with the cheap ones. Also BRB I don't recall when I last checked mine.
mikeatike
Huh, mine doesn't have a manufacture or an expire date. But it's at least a couple years old and the needle is barely above the line.
ps238principal
Día de los Fuegos.
GravyEducation
Allobarrister
Needs sound i need to hear that evil cackle.
GravyEducation
Try the sound button
Allobarrister
Oof thanks
IGiveSauce
Cmiballz1
My tip is keep them in sight. You don't want to go under the counter to quickly extinguish something and it not be in that spot
wobblecopterrrr
wobblecopterrrr
-exploded about half way there, felt that one in my chest… careful what you run into.
ADegenFromUpcountry
Why would you even risk your safety? A fire extinguisher isn’t intended to put out a fire that big
wobblecopterrrr
wobblecopterrrr
It would have been my home, the forest, who knows how many others..
mikeatike
I'd like to think the fire was smaller, and the pic is post propane explosion, but maybe they are insane.
wobblecopterrrr
I saw it from a distance, soo I assumed it was a car accident.
mikeatike
It does give me a thought to stay away from burning RVs. Most of them have a couple of propane tanks.
wobblecopterrrr
Mmm, yelled at my buddy to call 911 and bolted, might be a bit crazy, i’m not apologizing for it though ;)
isetprettygirlsonfire
All great info. Everyone should have and know how to use extinguishers. We practice with extinguishers yearly. Eveyone should 1/
isetprettygirlsonfire
practice at least once. When your extinguishers expire, use them and a small bowl of gasoline to practice putting out fires.
OhMyGodWhoTheHellCaaares
Hey! I was drinking that bowl of gasoline!
isetprettygirlsonfire
You can still have it when we're done. It'll be sprinkled with white powder though
OhMyGodWhoTheHellCaaares
Mmm sprinkles
mikeatike
Except don't use gasoline for your test fire. Chances are people gonna get a bunch of fumes and detonate it in your face.
isetprettygirlsonfire
We always use gasoline, it's not going to detonate in an open bowl
FishieStardust
PASS - Pull, Aim, Squeeze and Sweep
Aforaseem
I'd rather just PASS
isetprettygirlsonfire
'This
Treblaine
DDDDD - Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge
skwint
Most people AIM at the flame, though, if not taught otherwise. PASS teaches all the bits everyone gets right and misses the bit they don't.
bardman135
Most people SWEEP the floor, not the air, so this bit is covered. I know most bits I get right I learned from PASS.
bigtexhand
theshinobi23
Be sure to practice at some point, too. Use almost expired extinguishers on a contained fire outdoors. Gotta replace them, anyway.
tootsmcclure
For small fires they make spray cans. Looks like a can of hairspray, sprays the same way. They cost like $8-10 and fit anywhere!
theshinobi23
Neat. Never heard of those before. I think my small kitchen extinguisher was about 20 or 25.
tootsmcclure
They’re with the fire extinguishers at home hardware stores now. I got one incase I have a very small fire, less solution to clean up.
Alurkerforcedtologin
Well, where AM I supposed to store my naughty mistress then, Mr Fancy Pants?
cryborg
In the secret room with the 3d printed naughty toys and the fire extinguisher.
PocketCleric
naw cant. if the wife goes in there for the extinguisher im fuuuucked.
Alurkerforcedtologin
Well, that is the goal, is it not?