Gainesville, Georgia police are frustrated by the amount of vandalism taking place in their community. The vandalism includes removal and destruction of fire extinguishers from a local parking garage. Police chief Nichols said the vandalsim could result in "...serious damage to a car and cause catastrophic injury to a person.”
Fire extinguisher vandalsim is no joke and represents expensive repair and replacement as well as a threat to life safety.
A fire in the Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology Building was quickly extinguished with a nearby fire extinguisher. It's a good thing the extinguisher hadn't been tampered with or vandalized -- often a problem on college campuses. Otherwise there could have been significant damage and associated costs.
So said Lexington, KY Fire Battalion Chief, Brent Frizzell, referring to a nusring home employee's use of a fire extinguisher to battle a blaze preventing it from spreading beyond one patient's room. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt. Having properly located and charged fire extinguishers are key to managing life safety and reducing risk.
Three teens who entered an elementary school and vandalized the building, including setting off an extinguisher were caught by a dog. While the end result was good, unfortunately the damage was done. Evidence shows that having electronically monitored fire extinguishers can reduce theft and vandalism -- solving the problem before it even starts.
An ongoing problem of extinguisher vandalism at this University results in expensive fines, clean-up costs, risks to student safety and the need for public emergency response.
Or so she thought that by using a fire extinguisher she'd get "a poof." Instead she got a big blast. Vandalism doesn’t always mean malicious, but the consequences of extinguisher vandalism are real. Fines, evacuated dorms, clean up and in some cases … guilt. Warning: TV MA L
In what was the third vent fire in the school this year, the dynamic duo of the principal and custodian sprung into action simultaneously with a fire extinguisher to stem the flames while sounding the alarm to get the children to safety outside of the building. This one school is proof enough that it is VITAL that all fire extinguishers must be properly maintained and montitored for presence, pressure and accessibility.
Deputies in Wisconsin's Wasau County arrested a woman after she set three fires in a hotel room at the Elizabeth Inn & Convention Center. The officers used a nearby fire extinguisher to put out the fire before any serious damage could occur.
