What type of fire extinguishers and how many are recommended for the home?

We recommend a minimum of one 5-pound ABC extinguisher easily accessible to the kitchen area and in a garage or workshop area. If you have any questions about type or placement of fire extinguisher in your home or business, please contact the Office of the Fire Marshal at 919-552-0422.

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1. Are fireworks illegal?
2. Can you safely plug a 3 prong electrical plug into a 2 prong electrical outlet?
3. Do you provide and install smoke detectors?
4. May I use a chimenea, patio warmer, or any other portable wood-burning device used for outdoor recreation or heating? Outdoor masonry fireplaces?
5. May I have a campfire?
6. My neighbor thinks the smoke created by my outdoor fireplace stinks. Is this considered a nuisance, and can I be prohibited from using it solely because he/she objects to the odor?
7. When can I be required to extinguish an outdoor recreational fire?
8. May I dispose of my yard debris and clippings by burning them?
9. May I pile debris and burn it for land clearing?
10. Can my church youth group have a bonfire?
11. Can I use sky lanterns at my daughter’s outdoor wedding?
12. Why do I see firefighters at stores when they are working?
13. Why do I see fire fighters running at the local park or taking the fire truck to the gym?
14. Why do firefighters break all the windows during a fire?
15. Why do you block traffic lanes at auto accidents -- more lanes than are necessary?
16. Why does a fire truck show up when I call for EMS?
17. Why do firefighters get upset when you drive over fire hoses?
18. Can I get my blood pressure taken at the firehouse?
19. Why do I see fire trucks from neighboring communities in Fuquay-Varina on calls?
20. Does the fire department service fire extinguishers?
21. What type of fire extinguishers and how many are recommended for the home?
22. Where can I purchase a fire extinguisher?
23. Will the fire department come to my home and fill my swimming pool?
24. How can I request firefighters for a school visit or public event?
25. What is an ISO rating?
26. What is the Fuquay-Varina Fire Department ISO rating?
27. Why do fire trucks with full lights and sirens go through red lights at intersections and then, after they go through, they turn off their lights and slow down?
28. How many smoke detectors should I have and where should they be placed?
29. Do you get cats out of trees or rescue other animals?
30. Why do so many fire trucks respond to simple incidents?