Keeping your house and family safe from a fire means that you want to have as much safety equipment as possible. One of the things that you should have is a fire extinguisher. Depending on how big your house is, you may want to have more than one. For example, you may want to put one in the kitchen, and then have another one near the bedrooms, especially if the bedrooms are on another level of your house. There are a lot of reasons that you should have one of these tools in your house. 

Head Off Bigger Fires

If you have one in your kitchen and you have a grease fire, you will be able to put out the fire while it is still a small fire, before it turns into something larger and more destructive. Fire extinguishers are perfect for those smaller fires and to put them out before they get bigger. Make sure that you follow the directions. You will also want to make sure that you have the right kind of fire extinguisher for the fire. There are different classifications, so you will want to make sure that you have the right classification for the fire. For example, you want to have one that will work for grease and oil fires in the kitchen, but one that handles other kinds of fires near the bedrooms. 

More Time to Get Out

Another reason to have an extinguisher in your house is that it can give you more time to get out in the case of a larger fire. Extinguishers aren't designed to put out a medium or larger fire, but what they can do is to put out some of the fire right where you are. That means that you will have a few more moments to get out of the house in the case of a fire or to get to your family and get them out. The extinguisher might not buy you hours of time, but it will buy you some time. You will want to make sure that you keep up on the inspections and charging of the extinguishers on a yearly basis so that they will be ready to go when you need them. 

Fire extinguishers are an important part of any safety equipment that you can keep in your house to help keep your family and home safe from the destructive force that is fire.

For more information, contact a fire extinguisher service.