what do you do to avoid fire hazards in the home?
my parents had one small fire, and im worried about their gas stove and their electric stove,
i need some ideas to keep them safe.

3/5/2007 12:06:40 AM

smoke alarm in the kitchen? (could lead to countless false alarms, i suppose)

fire extinguisher?

[Edited on March 5, 2007 at 12:18 AM. Reason : ;]

3/5/2007 12:17:51 AM

heat sensors...my parents have one in the garage and one in the main house...if it detects excessive heat it sounds the house alarm. in addition to the smoke detectors.

3/5/2007 1:54:11 AM

cool, i thought about a smoke alarm in the kitchen, definately need to get some extinguishers

3/5/2007 7:31:58 PM

your parents need a nanny.

3/6/2007 10:48:43 AM

another thing

if you are going to install a security system you should get smoke and heat sensors as well as carbon monoxide detectors connected to that system if you use any natural gas appliances

3/6/2007 11:23:02 AM

well smoke alarms and fire extinguishers are a good start. Just hope yuor parents turn off everything after they are done with it.

3/6/2007 11:34:09 AM

I concur with the smoke, heat and CO detectors. They also make automatic extinguishers that are magnetic that attach to the range hood. If heat reaches them they discharge a dry powder extinguishing agent. I imagane you could google it.

Routine inspections/cleaning of range hoods, and of the gas lines/appliances would be a good start. Also remove anything flammable from the area around the range/stove, a good habit to break is putting a dishrag on the oven handle. This is not a good place as if there is a grease fire it could catch this towel, drop to the floor and contribute to the spread.

Also a properly rated extinguisher stored AWAY from the stove/oven would be a good idea.

3/6/2007 1:44:48 PM

make sure there is a working smoke detector in each bedroom.
keep a fire extinguisher in the bedroom.
mount a fire extinguisher on the wall near the exit from the kitchen.
mount a CO detector in the hallway near the bedrooms.
make sure the dryer duct stays clean.
get a firestop automatic fire extinguisher.
http://www.mohawkltd.com/productdetail.asp?key=747&service=yes

the last product definitely works. i have witnessed it save a kitchen.

[Edited on March 6, 2007 at 2:47 PM. Reason : -]

3/6/2007 2:45:30 PM

thanks, great advice, i really like the fire stop device i'll definately get that, and i'll make sure to get anything flamable away from the oven, like rags, also need to put batteries in the alarms as well as get an extra extiguisher.

3/6/2007 4:32:35 PM

Aww, I got excited when I read the thread title.


The most important thing about house fires:

Quote :

"well smoke alarms and fire extinguishers are a good start. Just hope yuor parents turn off everything after they are done with it."

That and don't burn debris next to your house on a red flag warning day.

3/6/2007 8:16:01 PM

Quote :

"That and don't burn debris next to your house on a red flag warning day."

or throw your cigarette into pinestraw.

3/6/2007 9:42:53 PM

They shoulda called us to drop on those houses


Seriously though, with weather like that you can expect extreme fire behavior.
We've had structures catch on fire in dry windy conditions from something as simple as an ember landing on a window sill.

3/7/2007 12:30:57 AM