Peter Wiley wrote:

.... The toy fire extinguishers
most people have are a waste of space, they might snuff a cigarette
lighter on a good day but a spilt pan of fat that's flashed - probably
not.

Some of them are definitely toys, the smallest ones I have are dry chemical about
3kg and rated "8-10-12 A-B-C." I'm not sure what the numbers mean but they will put
out all three types of fire. I don't expect them to do more than put out a cupful of
fuel, and would hate like hell to have to clean the crud out of any electrical
components. We also carry three much bigger A-B-C rated dry chem extinguishers. I'd
prefer CO2 for electrical fires but don't want to have to remember which type I'm
grabbing when something catches fire.

Most people get the smallest cheapest fire extinguishers. Big mistake if you ever
need them. Anything that's not rated A-B-C is a waste of space.


OTOH the fire blankets are surprisingly (to me when I first used
one) effective on contained fires.

Yes and they totally prevent reflash. Thanks for mentioning them, I will get a
couple for our boat this weekend (scribbling on to-do list).

Fresh Breezes- Doug King