Where are we mounting our fire extinguishers?

[Doubeleive]

It's also another example of my appreciation for the fact that Mama doesn't freeze or panic.

joe

that's a good thing, I think I have shown my kids to not freak out when something happens and to just deal with it accordingly
in the past years ago I had a couple engine bay fires luckily I was able to get just put them out with my shirt.
valve covers leaked horribly and oil got on the exhaust and caught fire, thought I had it fixed a couple times but nope, I don't remember how many times It took to get those things sealed up right, it was a few.

 

[Sparksalot]

Where they fit.

In thecopcar. 5# dry chemical.

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In thethirdtwin. Element.

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Even before @Doubeleive brought up concerns about how close you apparently have to be with an Element, I had decided on a supplemental unit.

A Kidde 4# BC unit and quick release bracket mounted to the Bracketeer mount I already had.

The Element is now in a door pocket.

 

[Doubeleive]

Even before @Doubeleive brought up concerns about how close you apparently have to be with an Element, I had decided on a supplemental unit.

A Kidde 4# BC unit and quick release bracket mounted to the Bracketeer mount I already had.

The Element is now in a door pocket.


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I had a white one like that for years until I checked it one day random and saw it was no longer charged, the fire department at one time here would exchange them for a recharged one at no cost but they stopped doing that i guess

 

[gooffeyguy]

At Costco. I have a few of these mounted around the house and garage

 

[j91z28d1]

the element ones seem super nice, especially for small sports cars that no one is going to deal finding a full size mount and stuff for them. Just toss one in a glove box but sadly they bearly do anything in the real world. they work mainly by using up the oxygen the fire needs, but if the fire has good air access, like under a car or it's windy. it's not all that useful. there is of all things fire aerosol cans that look to work pretty well for what they are rated for, and easy to store. better than nothing and on a lot of cases the smaller car ABC extinguishers don't actually have enough volume to do much but fart a little at the flame. a good 5 or 10lb is what's needed for a proper fluid fire.

had a buddy with an impala back in the day, he had a shop install a tranny temp gauge, on the way home he's stopped at a light and someone yelled at him his car was on fire. he was like wtf, got out and looked. fire under the car. grabbed his little one, he said it sprayed for like 3 secs, he said it didn't have any effect and he watched it burn to the ground in front of him.

shop installed the wrong hose or something, tranny fluid spray caught fire and it was over. the tests I've seen from these aerosol based fire cans, it's a wet high powered (for a can, like say wasp spray) meant for grease fires in RV stoves. I think he'd have better off with a can or 2 of those. that said, I still haven't bought any haha. keep meaning to order a 4 pack and toss one is the cars cause knowing me I ain't mounting a 5lb bolt in my corvette and that thing is plastic lol. he got secs to get on top of a fire or they are gone.

 

[Sparksalot]

Getting to a fire early is the key. I had a first year Saturn Outlook. One with the washer reservoir heater. Sucker caught fire while I was driving it. By the time I could get stopped the hood release had burned through.

I emptied a 5# extinguisher through the grill. A guy at the gas station next door emptied a 10#. A trucker in the same parking lot also emptied a 10#.

In the end it didn’t matter.

 

[gooffeyguy]

Getting to a fire early is the key. I had a first year Saturn Outlook. One with the washer reservoir heater. Sucker caught fire while I was driving it. By the time I could get stopped the hood release had burned through.

I emptied a 5# extinguisher through the grill. A guy at the gas station next door emptied a 10#. A trucker in the same parking lot also emptied a 10#.

In the end it didn’t matter.

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Need to also carry a 5 foot pry bar to force open the hood when the hood release doesn't work

 

[mountie]

My fire extinguisher is in the rear-left compartment by the rear hatch of the Yukon.

I have a larger one mounted by my garage entry door, into the house.

In the kitchen, on the wall / pantry.

 

[Matthew Jeschke]

How do you like the "Bracketeer Mount?". I've got a 2006 Tahoe, which mainly lives on trails / off road. Is it super secure? I've been debating making my own but has just been an excuse to put of the project. I should just get an off the shelf solution...

Quick note, I didn't see in this thread. One of your best friends in a fire is a shovel, if accessible you can throw dirt on the fire. In the least throw it under vehicle if fuel / oils are spilling and catching fire.

Even before @Doubeleive brought up concerns about how close you apparently have to be with an Element, I had decided on a supplemental unit.

A Kidde 4# BC unit and quick release bracket mounted to the Bracketeer mount I already had.

The Element is now in a door pocket.

I see mixed answers when it comes to the element extinguishers being reviewed, probably okay but I'd want a traditional as well if I had one of those, like you seem to have.

Found these searching on Element, https://www.h3rperformance.com/collections/halguard-pro but silly expensive.

Given the option, I wouldn’t want to use a traditional extinguisher on fuel spill as the “blast” just pushes the fuel around to larger areas. And knowing I have the Element to tackle both fuel and electrical fires is peace of mind.

That's why they sell extinguishers rated for fuel, Class B. I carry ABC extinguishers in my vehicles; A (combustibles) and C (electrical) are worth having, hence ABC extinguishers.

 

[Sparksalot]

How do you like the "Bracketeer Mount?". I've got a 2006 Tahoe, which mainly lives on trails / off road. Is it super secure? I've been debating making my own but has just been an excuse to put of the project. I should just get an off the shelf solution...

Quick note, I didn't see in this thread. One of your best friends in a fire is a shovel, if accessible you can throw dirt on the fire. In the least throw it under vehicle if fuel / oils are spilling and catching fire.



I see mixed answers when it comes to the element extinguishers being reviewed, probably okay but I'd want a traditional as well if I had one of those, like you seem to have.

Found these searching on Element, https://www.h3rperformance.com/collections/halguard-pro but silly expensive.


That's why they sell extinguishers rated for fuel, Class B. I carry ABC extinguishers in my vehicles; A (combustibles) and C (electrical) are worth having, hence ABC extinguishers.

The bracket works well. The only issue I have is if I move the seat too far forward it bumps the bracket off the seat rails. I’ve adjusted the preset back just a bit and avoid the issue.

 

[Venator]

I keep my Element in the drivers door lower pocket.

 

[bill1013]

Getting to a fire early is the key. I had a first year Saturn Outlook. One with the washer reservoir heater. Sucker caught fire while I was driving it. By the time I could get stopped the hood release had burned through.

I emptied a 5# extinguisher through the grill. A guy at the gas station next door emptied a 10#. A trucker in the same parking lot also emptied a 10#.

In the end it didn’t matter.

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Knowing that a fire has to breathe pointing the extinguisher nozzle at the base of the fire will actually “suck” the retardant into the heart of the fire and extinguish it quickly. In your case there was no way to extinguish the fire. It was enclosed in the engine bay and drawing air from underneath the vehicle. Nice try though.