#4 – Everything that you read or heard about it is wrong And if you see a vehicle on fire, a fire extinguisher can be the best tool in hand until fire fighters arrive. I don’t know about you but seeing someone in distress in the middle of the road triggers the Samaritan in me. And this small but very useful tool can help you when you are in the most helpless situation of your life. There’s nothing more valuable than the well being of the people we love. A fire extinguisher can help you contain the fire before it spreads. That thought just sent a shudder down my spine. But think about being trapped inside a burning car with your loved ones. Insurance will probably pay for the damage that occurs to the vehicle. #2 – It can save the life of your loved ones Did you know that according to the NFPA, 20% of all reported fires are caused due to automobile fires? Now that statistic alone is an eye opener and should prompt you to get a fire extinguisher for your car. There’s human error, temperature, mechanical problems and electrical causes which can trigger a fire out of the blue. But the fact is that fires can start due to numerous reasons, many of which are beyond your control. ‘I have no dangerous chemicals in my car’, ‘I regularly check under the hood for any electrical or mechanical problems’. One of the things with automobile fires is that people never expect that it can happen to them. #1 – Fires can start in ways which you’d least expect them to In fact, both the fire extinguishers are concealed to perfection and yet within reach in case of an emergency.īefore I get to how you can mount a fire extinguisher, let me give you five good reasons why you need one in your car. One is to deal with Class A and B fires and the other one to deal with Class C fires.Īnd contrary to what most people believe, it hasn’t cluttered my car at all.
Today, I have two fire extinguishers in my car. You’d be surprised at how fast your perception and your belief about things change when you see a car fire with your own eyes. The plush upholstery and the two tone interiors deserved to remain the way they came from the factory and a fire extinguisher was the last thing that I’d fathomed, would occupy prime spot in my car. Trust me I was one of those people who hated to add anything to my car that would clutter the interiors.
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