Fire Safety No. One

[Smokin Don]

A lot of good replies here, thanks. We have all done silly things but if we admit it; it may help others. An additional point is with any cooker that uses electricity, do not leave plugged in when not in use. I read where one pellet smoker owner had his start up while turned off and nearly caused a fire. Hard to believe but electrical equipment can fail in strange ways. Don

[TwoPockets]

Just noticed my fire extinguisher for the deck has past the expiration date. Probably would still work but will go get a new one. Having nearly burned down my house the first time I ever deep fried a turkey, I don' t believe in taking any chances.

[sparky]

Having nearly burned down my house the first time I ever deep fried a turkey.

ohhhh, your in trouble.  i'm telling mom.   

[Tailgating is my game]

We keep a fire extinguisher in the sunroom next to the grill area, one in the kitchen, basement, LR, next to the fireplace, & one upstairs in the bedroom.

We also always take one to the games in my SUV.

We have 14 smoke detectors & two portable ones for traveling in our house.

For Carbon Monoxide detectors we have seven in our house.
We have two escape ladders set-up for the upstairs rooms.

We keep our propane tanks outside & i keep my gas cans in a shed.

We have a fire proof carpet in front of the fireplace.


My grill is  a couple of feet away from the house (i would like to move it away even more).

[Tinnmel]

i got a pool.  if anything catches fire i just throw it in the pool.  i always thought common sense of cleaning my equipment would work.  but, i don't have a fire ex out back.  i will get one today.  i do have kids who use my bbq's.  they don't have common sense.   :'(

How many grills you got at the bottom of the pool?  Is it like a man made reef in there? 

[bbqchef]

Most ABC extinguishers are what's called dry chemical... they have a powder that extinguishes the fire but they make a big mess <don't ask how I know>. CO2 is another option but more expensive.

[Tailgating is my game]

Most ABC extinguishers are what's called dry chemical... they have a powder that extinguishes the fire but they make a big mess <don't ask how I know>. CO2 is another option but more expensive.

I like the swimming pool idea best hey you put out the fire & clean your grill with one move