Do you keep a fire extinguisher in your car?

Everyone should have a fire extinguisher in his/her car.

I checked no, because I don't right now, but I usually do, plus a first aid kit and battery cables. I do a lot of long distance and cross country driving for fun, so I like to be prepared.

but I probably ought to.

Good question, good answers.

I have 5 cars, some I keep fire extingishers in and some I don't. I only keep them in cars I think might catch on fire.

Can you keep fire extinguishers in cars that have vast internal temperature ranges. Where I live the temp can soar to over 100 degrees in the summer, and below zero in winter. Are extinguishers OK with that or will they explode or fizzle and not work or something?

And water, blanket, rope, flares, jumper cables, etc.

When my car bursts into flame, I just try to drive it at the nearest conveniently located decorative public fountain or suburban swimming pool.

I don't, but I keep meaning to buy a small one & put it in the truck.

daver: don't forget the ether.

Typically in my car I have a jack and spare tire, a few quarters, a powerbar, local maps, a Spanish/English dictionary, a roll of duct tape, and a unicycle.

**jjg: I've got some ether in all my vehicles. In fact, a survey central participant accidentally dosed themselves with some once. (They stepped on the can without noticing it. I wondered why they were so exuberant.)

On long trips.. a gas can just in case, a car phone that doesn't have a service but can be used in emergency collect situations for $1.95 per minute... I have a flashlight that I keep meaning to put in the car... tons of blankets are in the trunk... but NO FIRE eXtinguisher... but thanks for making me paranoid :)

No, I don't know where I'd put it. In the back hatch area where it would clunk around and I'd never be able to reach if I was in need.

Phi, this is wonderfully elegant survey.

bill: many cars have places you can mount one. (Probably most cars, though it may require more effort.)

...but my car is sooo small!

I'm interested in the results of this one...

No, but maybe I should. I have flares! Does that count?

It's fun to squirt oncoming people with the fire extinguisher--especially bicyclists, they're really annoying.

In my fraternity we used to fill those large silver fire extinguishers with piss and spray people from other fraternities with it when they sang their songs about us as they marched by during their hellweek. Also on pledge initiation day come to think of it, or any other time.

Lizzie: I think flares would be the opposite of a fire extinguisher, almost.

Hey bill, mine's small too and I've got one. It's the size of a can of hair spray and it's in the glove. I think it cost about $15 at Pep Boys.

I'm only a kid!!!

never really thought about it....

I feel like I should buy one now, but truthfully, I'm too much of a tightwad to spend the 15 dollars!

I didn't know that they made them in "car sizes"

Have plenty of smoke detectors and fire extinguisher in the house. do they count..haha

am i really going be able to put a fire out while driving

cheshirecat: Do you really want to be driving a burning car?

But only because I've been to lame to go get one of an appropriate size.

anonymous...you mean "too" instead of "to"....

sorry...just wanted to take a stab at being a grammar king...and maybe get my name in the hat for the star

i don't deserve this honor...english/grammar was, by far, my worst subject!

I don't have a car, but I can't say I've ever heard of anyone who does do it.

no

Luckily , we didn't need one yesterday. I think I may get one now, though.