had a fire

Ladys and Gents..

Had a small issue in the bush that foolishly i had not prepared for.

Was up on a trail where i keep a wood splitter. i broke the pull cord but because it is running on an old snow blower engine it has an electric start. went down to camp ... grabbed a genny and plugged it in .. gas was leaking from a plugged carb and sure enough she caught fire ( obviously did know it was leaking). there happened to be two 5 gallon pails that had filled up with rain water so i was able to douse the flames. only at the very last drop of water. might not sound bad but it was a very scary situation. threw dirt , wet leaves, a canvas tarp. before you judge me please remember this happened very quick and unexpectedly .

For those of you that have not experienced this...... water is not a great extinguisher for gas fed flames. ( which i knew...)

Anyway....I plan to have extinguishers on all my machines from now on. and i'm looking for suggestions on which ones to buy and install. this could have gone very bad and i feel foolish for putting myself in that situation.

Thanks

this is bush lot on the water ( lake nosbonsing) primarily maple oak and good old poplar. north bay region.
had this been august or hot July.... i cant imagine the outcome.

Maybe this is already a priority for all of you ...but if it is not it should be.

Look forward to your suggestions

Get the 5-10lb ones made for fuel, class B.

ULINE CANADA has a 20lb class B for 275 dollars. It's a lot of money but your safety is priceless. Just punch ULINE CANADA into your search we use that company to buy so much stuff where I work.

ouch....while i agree safety is paramount. i have four machines that require this .

I will do what i need to do but i would hope i could find a cheaper option.

Thanks everyone for the quick suggestions and responses.
Its a reminder i need to contribute more.

I had a chimney fire a couple years ago and it was very scary. I discharged a couple fire extinguishers in the house which helped keep things under control but what a mess to clean up.

The fire extinguishers I used were not rechargeable and I bought new ones at Trans Canada Safety in North Bay. I'm sure they can tell you what would be best for your application.

https://www.transcanadasafety.ca/

Neil

Don't think it matters the brand as long as it is rechargeable. I would go with 5lb as the smaller ones on your boat are small. I had a fire on my engine a few years ago. I got lucky that the last squirt put the fire out. you should also learn how to use an extinguisher. also I have all my extinguishers checked each year, note that any on the boat have to be checked and tagged every year.

thank you again.

My boats have all the extinguishers. just seemed to have forgotten that i need them on land as well..

As Sabmgb said learn how to use a fire extinguisher. The company I worked for before retiring last year trained the employees at the plant I was based out of. It sure helps to understand what to do in different scenarios.

Neil

Late to reply, Little background I am a fulltime firefighter, I had a grease fire outdoors at our trailer from foolishly letting a propane deep fryer get way too hot and it flashed (accidents happen to the best of us). with 15 foot flames I grabbed my 5 lbs extinguisher from the trailer and attempted to put the fire out....Brand new extinguisher emptied it and fire was still raging. My dad saw the chaos from his trailer next door and brought over an aerosol can fire extinguisher the size of a big can of bug spray, and I had the fire out in a quick short blast. Surprisingly very effective. These style extinguishers are fairly cheap (15-30 dollars at Can Tire or similar) lightweight, and portable. Needless to say I added one on my boat and 2 in my trailer after this event. However they did not meet boat safety equipment requirements, so your traditional extinguishers are still required. Economical, very portable, effective.