I have never had a fire-extinguisher until this house and the only reason then is our homeowners insurance said it would reduce our rate. I am not sure if I would be able to operate it. I think it has instructions on it but by the time I figured out what it said I am sure the fire would be out of control. Keep a big box of baking soda near your stove in case of a cooking fire.
I am not much into prepping. I used to buy up a lot of canned chicken, beef, tuna at Costco also beans and chicken broth. Gradually used it up, but I had some of the stuff for so long they were past there date.
I am of an age now where I know I don’t have to many more years left so I am not worrying about it. I just wished my grandkids could understand what is happening, but I don’t think they do.
Spirit what about those little canister things I see advertised for heating, cooking etc. Just light them and good to go? Don’t ever get roof solar as they do wreck you roofs.
I remember in grade school (maybe 6th or 7th grade?) the fire department came to our class to teach fire safety. Drop and roll, what type of extinguisher to use on what type of fire, etc. One thing I remember was them lighting a fire in a metal garbage can to teach us to aim at the base of the fire to put it out. They said ‘don’t aim in the can’. So who manages to spray into the can and put the fire out? THIS girl! Didn’t mean to; I have bad aim. They’re easy to operate-pull the pin, aim and depress the lever and let it fly. And move it in a sweeping motion. Instructions are very large on the canister.
I wasn’t thinking so much as for a cooking fire, but rather if things got really bad and someone threw a Moltov cocktail through my window. That type thing.
I understand what you mean about buying the standard prepping suggestions and then have them sit there unused. I still have a 25 pound bag of flour I bought early last year sitting unopened! They say to store what you eat so that’s what 90% of mine is. Comes in handy when the weather’s bad outside so I don’t have to go to the store. Or when there’s too much month at the end of my money. I don’t have what I would call a 3-month/6-month/1-year supply. I just have extra on hand. Might end up eating some weird combos towards the end if I had to use it up, but I’d still be eating.
Are you thinking about things like sterno, safe heat, etc?
Now that’s interesting, about the fire extinguishers. I didn’t even think you could not have one. For some reason I thought every kitchen just came with one or was required. But I don’t know by who.