When a fire is extinguished with a portable fire extinguisher at its early stage, deaths, injuries and property damage are significantly minimized.

Portable extinguishers are cost effective and operate quickly. When used correctly on small contained fires, portable extinguishers are also pretty safe to use. People are more likely to injure themselves using makeshift methods!

A fire can consume a property in a matter of minutes. That is why those first few seconds are crucial. They can be the difference between a single flame and a tragedy. 95% of property damage occurs once the fire has progressed beyond the early stage. More fires can be stopped early if the public are more educated about portable extinguishers. The more they know about them and how they can stop fires from consuming properties and taking lives, the better.

The Statistics

94% of the time a portable fire extinguisher is used, it puts out the fire typically within the initial 2 minutes. That’s huge!

If you are considering having one in your home, make sure you talk to a competent fire equipment service personnel. They will advise you on what you need. Don’t panic if you don’t know how to use one! A “Practical Use of Fire Extinguishers” course will teach you the skills you need and help you gain confidence in using extinguishers. These courses are designed to give you hands-on experience tackling live controlled fires with extinguishers and can help give you the confidence you need to do so yourself should an emergency arise. They are usually only a couple of hours longs so you could be there and back in time for lunch!