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There are many things in life that come to us at a moment when we need them the most. A hug from a stranger can be something that we had least expected. The seat belt in our car that saves our lives when we’re in an accident might be the one thing we think least about, but means more than we could have imagined, especially if it saves our lives. If you have a fire extinguisher in your home, this can be the equivalent of a seat belt in your car. You never know when you might need a fire extinguisher, but when you have one, they’re as invaluable as anything one might imagine.

There are countless tales of people in homes or businesses who’ve been the benefactor of a strategically placed fire extinguisher. Fires are generally quiet by their nature, and can strike without any warning. An electrical outlet in your home can malfunction in the middle of the night, and the asphyxiate qualities of smoke will render you incapacitated to deal with the situation at hand unless you have the aid of a flame retardant to quell the dangerous fire spreading through your home. In schools, hospitals, and other municipal facilities, it’s imperative that people have the ability to extinguish flames before they gain momentum and spread without any hope for containment. Indeed, like the wildfires that burn during the summer months, once a conflagration gains momentum, it’s important that there’s some way to thwart its advance. Sometimes, if the flames are localized and haven’t gained a vast energy, a blanket can suffocate the flames. Essentially, blazes need oxygen to survive and thrive, so suffocation is the key word here. With any luck, given the severity of the fire and its energy, tossing a blanket will suck the oxygen from its source, preventing the fire from spreading. With oil derrick wildfires, they use explosives in an oddly realized fight-fire-with-fire solution, because the explosion literally chokes the wildfire blowout from breathing.

Having a fire extinguisher handy is tantamount to life insurance, even if you have smoke alarms. The ability to thwart and stifle flames before they spread is the difference between saving your business, residence, vehicle, RV, or other valued structures before the destructive power of a conflagration can take hold and destroy whatever it is that’s caught fire. Pull the pin, aim the nozzle, depress the trigger, and sweep back and forth in a slow, methodical manner to achieve the best possible results. And always check the expiration date on your flame prevention device to ensure you have the best weapon at your disposal. It’s always better to be safe than sorry, and that’s certainly true if you want to protect your loved ones and valued possessions.