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A question: What's a firefighter's opinion on fire-smothering blankets?
I have not see them in use live in 20 years on this job. I personally would tinker with one screwing around if I had one but I would not go rely on one. Ansel systems, extinguishers, and good ole water are fine for now.
Though I hear there are trials for blankets to use at car fires even!
I was just thinking, I have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen and had to use a previous one once before. It made such a huge mess, ruining the food that wasn't on fire as well. So later on I found myself reluctant to use it. Which I guess is probably good in that I was more careful to avoid causing any fire in the first place, but still... And when my most recent previous extinguisher hit the expiration date and I replaced it, of course I tried out the old one, but it fizzled. So although the new one is better, I wonder if a simple smothering blanket might be a good additional option.
if there is a fire that you cannot cover with a pot lid, that is the priority over the rest of the food. Use something known to work and be safe about it. :)