1 in the car- automotive specific.
2 in the pickup - one automotive and one larger ABC

3 in the Coach (RV)

...and several in other locations (shop, office, house, etc)

I've never had to use one. I've never had a fire that couldn't be put out with other means. I've fired dozens in training though.

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My neighbor who is a fire extinguisher professional ,
Told me that 90% of the extinguishers sold will
eat all of the wiring under the hood of a car,

I believe that is true of most extinguishers.

I've done the cleanup on a firebottle, an inadvertent squib fire on a herk engine. I've also seen the mess of a hangar filled with foam.

The cleanup is extensive.

I've always avoided using a fire extinguisher if at all possible while being ready to use it if needed. The thing about handheld extinguishers is, as probably most of you here know, that you have a small window of time where a handheld extinguisher can put out a fire before it becomes too large to be effective. I've heard stories of officers using multiple extinguishers and a vehicle still burning to the ground.

No.

If it catches on fire at all, it is probably better if it burns all the way up.

Yes, 5lb extinguisher in every vehicle.

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Originally posted by jhe888:
No.

If it catches on fire at all, it is probably better if it burns all the way up.

How about you're driving down a dark road and come across a bunging witch? Put her out and get some witch cred, or drive on by and get a curse?

Yes in all our vehicles and my small tractor. We live amongst wheat fields and forests. If a fire got out of control in the summer it’s not just the vehicle that would burn.

Silent

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Originally posted by rscalzo:
We had a rather large one in our patrol units and they were useless in car fires.

Of course you were showing up considerably later into the fire than the driver of the car. lol

So, get at a small fire quickly before it becomes a big fire, or be able to put out a fire if my vehicle is nearby. Sounds like good capabilities to me. After this, I think I'm going to try to find some way to secure it in the bed. I have a camper shell, so I don't think anyone will just walk off with it, but it would be nice not to have the whole interior fill up with foam if, God forbid, I get hit. It also gets up for 130f inside the truck in the dead of summer, and I have no idea how good my extinguisher is with being stored in heat. May be worth looking into.

I read a story which described an accident scene with a burning car and trapped family members. No one had the means to extinguish the fire. The result was terrifying. I went out and bought two fire extinguishers to carry in my truck. I'm with JHE on if my my vehicle catches fire it's probably a loss regardless. But if lives are in peril, I'll be glad I had the means to potentially save them.

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Originally posted by NavyGuy:

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Originally posted by jhe888:
No.

If it catches on fire at all, it is probably better if it burns all the way up.

How about you're driving down a dark road and come across a bunging witch? Put her out and get some witch cred, or drive on by and get a curse?

I take your point.