Wyckoff Fire Department

Wyckoff, NJ

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Fire Extinguishers

YOUR KITCHEN'S MOST INDISPENSABLE APPLIANCE: A FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Although most kitchen appliances make life more convenient for you, the one that will provide you with some degree of assurance that your house won't burn down is a fire extinguisher.

If you're not sure a kitchen fire extinguisher is a necessity, consider this cooking is the largest single cause of home fires, and statistics from the National Fire Protection association indicate that home fires and civilian deaths are both on the rise.

Portable fire extinguishers for the home, which can be purchased for under $20, fall into three general categories according to the kind of fires they fight. Air-pressured water extinguishers handle ordinary fires, such as burning wood, cloth, paper and many plastics while carbon dioxide and dry chemical extinguishers can be used on fires involving flammable liquids such as gasoline, oil and grease, and to extinguish fires caused by energized electrical equipment including electric kitchen appliances. Read up on the extinguisher's features to determine the type that best suits your needs.

To use the fire extinguisher properly, follow the written instructions that come with unit, aim low at the base of the fire, squeeze the handle and sweep the unit from side to side.

At under $20, a portable fire extinguisher will be one of your least expensive kitchen appliances. If one day it happens to save your home or your life, it will be the most important appliance you ever bought.

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Monthly Calls

MonthFire Calls
Jan46
Feb43
Mar56
Apr36
May36
Jun58
Jul79
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total354

Yearly Calls

YearCall Totals
2020625
2019
651
2018726
2017602
2016613
2015552
2014507
2013472
2012677
2011689
2010588
2009574
2008610
2007580

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Wyckoff Fire Department
1 Scott Plaza
Wyckoff, NJ 07481

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