Home Fire Safety Precautions It's a good idea for every home to have at least one multi-purpose fire extinguisher. Keep one in plain sight in the kitchen, and consider others for the garage and for the workshop places where firefighters say fire is most (144) to occur. Buy a dry chemical extinguisher rated for Type A, B and C fires. This ABC rating (145) wood, paper and fiber fires, flammable liquids such as grease and petroleum products and electrical fires. (Type D is for chemical fires, less likely in the home.) The gauge near the spout indicates how many pounds of chemical and pressure are left for use. Get the extinguisher recharged after any (146) use. (44)