Every home should have easy access to a powder fire extinguisher. Be aware that you must familiarize yourself with how to use one before an emergency rises and you find you don’t know how to use it! Make sure the powder fire extinguishers you purchase will extinguish more than one kind of fire. Powder fire extinguishers should be used at the base of a fire not sprayed over it. This is the most effective way to extinguish it. Never attempt to put out a fire if you feel it is too big for you to extinguish safely. Instead, have a plan of escape ahead of time, leave immediately then call 911.