I think the obvious answer is both but what are your thoughts and do you have any recommendations.
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We have both. Instead of a cheap fire extinguisher we opted to pay a bit more and get the 1l water mist fire extinguisher which is more effective against most fires than a powder extinguisher. It is a bit bigger than the normal caravan type fire extinguisher, but we have it by the door entrance so it is not in the way. See HERE for a description of the water mist type..
Can you put a price on a life?Thanks for the recommendation. I'm sure its good but its a bit pricey.
To help make your way out of a fire situation, although if properly trained to aid extinguishing or suppressing a fire before the Fire Service arrive.
Or to fire at an intruder before smacking them over the head 🤭
Exactly. Many people who have not had H&S training assume you use an extinguisher to put out the fire - which of course is the very last thing you do. You use it to make an exit path, then if you have time and onlt IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO you attempt to fight the fire.
Can you put a price on a life?
I would think the idea of the fire extinguisher is to create a safe exit for people and secondly put out the fire with a bit of luck.I think if a fire is just starting a fire blanket could help, you can just throw it over the fire and get out before you see if it works. Fire extinguishers require you to stay and fight the fire, so while there are circumstances when it might work staying to fight the fire might be a bit more dangerous.
Have you used one?I would not trust a hand held water mist extinguisher to tackle any blaze in a caravan.
Not in anger, but during a training session. I should have made it clear due to the limited size of a hand held one.Have you used one?
Having been involved with the development of mist systems it should not be confused with a very fine spray. The droplet size on a mist system is much smaller than a fine spray. One facet of their performance is the ability to utilise latent heat to rapidly cool the area and transition to steam. From my experience they don’t “ throw” particularly well and in external areas could be thrown off target by wind. They worked fine in the cabin of an old RAF VC 10 when sitting inside I could not feel the heat from a fuel pan fire on the upper wing. Yet that fire without mist melted the seats. They also worked as a mist drench in a closed compartment when a 3000 psi hydraulic oil spray ignited. The mist quenched it rapidly with minimal collateral damage and very little use of water too. The only concern raised in its utilisation was the old chestnut of Legionnaires Disease. But it’s quite obvious where the balance of risk lies in such situations.Not in anger, but during a training session.
Please see Hutches response #18