Modern combat versus best agent1/21/2024 ![]() ![]() In researching this guide, we spoke to a number of experts in the fire-safety industry: Joseph Keenan, assistant fire marshal of the Burlington (Vermont) Fire Department Arthur Raynor, fire education specialist with the Atlanta Fire Department Barry Chase, senior fire protection engineer at the National Fire Protection Association John Drengenberg, consumer safety director at UL Timothy Sendelbach, editor-in-chief of Firehouse Magazine, with 30 years of experience in fire and safety services and Tom Kiurski, training coordinator and director of fire safety education for Livonia, Michigan, as well as a columnist with FireRescue1. We are open to considering future releases from the company, but for now we think you have better options. If you can’t find the HOME1 or DHOME1, you’ll get similar results from the Amerex B417, which has the same UL rating.īased on our research, we are not recommending extinguishers by one prominent brand you’ve probably seen at home centers: Kidde, which has a history of defective products and recalls. But like the larger models, the UL-approved HOME1 and DHOME1 can combat all of the typical kinds of home fires, have metal valves, and allow recharging. ![]() These models have less than half the capability of our pick and are the smallest UL-approved extinguishers you can get as a result they do not meet the NFPA’s minimum recommendation for a primary extinguisher. ![]() We recommend the First Alert HOME1 (also available in a four-pack) or DHOME1 (same thing, different color). In addition to a larger extinguisher, a smaller one may make sense for some places-say, in a kitchenette, a car or truck, or a room with a fireplace or woodstove. ![]()
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