Good info, thank you!

Thanks for the info! I had this open when DH walked by, and he said ”oh, you know, I’ve been thinking about getting one for the kids’ apartments”. So we both appreciate the info!

Thank you!

We have two on our boat, one in the galley and one outside the engine compartment. I'm going to check next time, to see if they are both suitable. Diesel fire and propane stove fire might be very different. Or not.

We also have eight fire extinguishers on board.

Thank you for this post.

Which are the ones everyone here will be buying?

eld, I purchased the Prepared Hero brand, per our fire department's recommendation.

I went for cheap — SecuCaptain. Hope i never need it.

I bought Prepared Hero, too.

I bought the Tonyko fire blankets.

I did the same dedtired and hope it gets to stay in its little red package forever.

One thing to think about.... a fire blanket is great ( I hope) if something catches fire on your stove or grill. But you can't throw one over fire on a wall or climbing up curtains. There are limits to everything and places where a fire extinguisher is just a better option. Not all fires will be on horizontal surfaces.

Exactly dlm. i believe one of the links I posted had some extinguisher info also.

eta: please note the class A and class B info for the blankets.

My Prepared Hero arrived yesterday. I guess the best place for it to reside is in the kitchen.

Ordered a 4 pack of the Prepared Hero blankets during a big A flash sale. The sale made them about $12 each. Will give one or two to my DD.

They haven't come yet. Expected delivery is next week.

I read a review on Ama*** that went off on a fire blanket. It stated several specifications that this certain blanket did not have. There are size regulations, etc. This person I believe lived in England which has stricter standards than the US. I did some research and to be truly a fire blanket it needs to state Meets EN-1869：1997 standard . I did not see that it needs to be embossed with this in the US. This standard also says one time use only but some of the vendors mentioned say to reuse them.

TLDR: If you are comparing blankets and it states this, the blankets are similar. A more expensive one may not be any better.

This person also said that a welding blanket would smother a fire twice as hot (1000 degrees) as a fire blanket and come in larger sizes.

The panel of experts consulted by Prepared Hero is excited to support a reliable fire protection solution that anyone can use. This product is CE HS&E certified and meets EN-1869：1997 standards. (copied)

The Tonyko blankets meet or

exceed that requirement— good thing because I got 7 of them from Amazin today, along with 4 mid-size Kidde extinguishers. Those things are heavy! Skit night on our Christmas retreat is going to be fun 😎

Thanks to Mtn we now have 2 fire blankets at main house and 1 going to beach house. DH has replaced one faulty smoke detector, and brought in the fire extinguisher from the garage after confirming that it's still good (I didn't realize they had expiration dates). He will check the one we have at beach house too when he's there later this month.

All the kids are getting fire blankets and one of these.

We ordered 4 Tonyko fire blanks, they should be here next week.

Prepared Hero's 40 x 40 are on sale at Amazon today for just under 12 a piece.

When comparing sizes, I saw that there were fire cloaks. These have hoods and come down over your legs and then wrap around you. They sort of look like those hooded towels for kids. I bought one of these for each adult thinking they would be worn if evacuation was needed. DD could have this on her and be carrying kids with out having to hold something up over her head.

Edit--none of these really had many reviews but had the safety ratings. The cape with a lot of ratings did not have the safety endorsement listed.

Big A has a good deal on this 2 pack of fire extinguishers recommended by Consumer Reports -

Link: 2 pack fire extinguishers

Or, this bundle of 2 fire extinguishers and one 2-story ladder -

Link: Fire extinguishers + ladder

I ordered 2 of the bundles (4 extinguishers and 2 ladders)

This is all great guys.

This weekend I was visiting family in PA and my airbnb had a fire blanket under the K sink!

I ordered the dry stop when I got the fire blankets (months ago). I like the size of them.

Another thing I did was hang a key on each floor that opens a locked bedroom door. Showed DD2 where everything was located. Each floor has an HVAC closet over a return, so I hung the keys on a hook insode of it. There is room to put a fire extinguishers there too, but felt that wasn't the best place.

I mentioned in the other thread about the fire ladders I ordered by First Alert - liLINKnk. I had not received at that time. They are very well made, nice weight and more stable than others I looked at. The 2 story ladder is not very heavy, but the 3 story ladder is heavy. They both come ready to use (don't have to cut any zip ties, etc), can be stored in the box and are easy to remove and replace.

Prepared Hero on sale today until midnight: https://gma-preparedhero.com