You know your home needs at least one fire extinguisher, but did you know there are different kinds? I didn’t until two nights ago, but it’s not the kind of thing you want to learn in the moment when ...

Fire extinguishers give us an opportunity to keep a small fire emergency from turning into a large fire emergency. Large fire emergencies may have significant economic impacts, or even cause loss of ...

A fire extinguisher can be a critical tool in the event of a fire in your home, but not all Americans have easy access to one. According to a 2020 survey by the insurance agency The Zebra, only about ...

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Between 2014 and 2018, US fire departments responded to more than 350,000 house fires. That accounts for more than 25% of all fires in the country. Unsurprisingly, cooking and smoking are the most ...

Federal safety regulators are warning consumers about fire extinguishing balls still on the market that could fail to extinguish fires. In a Thursday warning notice, the Consumer Product Safety ...

(WHTM) – The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers not to use the Elide brand fire extinguishing balls that can fail to extinguish fires. The commission says the ...