For those of you with wood stoves

[LOTW]

I just finished my yearly required fire extinguisher training at work. The instructor who services all our fire extinguishers told me the most effective way to combat a chimney fire is to open the stove door and pitch in a bag of dry chemical. he said he would get me one to keep in my shop.
The bag melts and the updraft pulls the dry chem up the chimney.

I am pretty careful with my wood burner to keep the chimney clean but you never know.

 

[tjdux]

That's good info to know. Would this product from Amazon be similar to the dry chem bag?

AFO Fire Ball, ABC Fire Extinguisher, Fire Suppression Device, Fire Safety Product With Sign https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JVXFQ6E/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Its $60 and the description says ABC dry chemical mix. That's cheap insurance either way.

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[LOTW]

I would think so, I'm sure it would be cheaper from the service guy.

 

[juiced10]

I keep gallon size ziplock bags of water soaked newspaper next to the stove. Always thought somebody had to have a better way.Thanks

 

[NUTTSGT]

We use dry chem extinguishers on chimney fires as a standard practice.

 

[AMCguy]

I live in wood stove country. We respond to a lot of chimney fires. Our tried and true practice is to throw a soaking wet towel into the wood stove and close the door. The water removes a lot of heat from the unit as it's converted to steam. That steam works well at chimney level.

We find in most chimney fires we respond to, the home owner has just had his chimney cleaned. What is often the culprit is the loosened creosote that has fallen on to the baffle above the fire box.

 

[6768rogues]

My father used a CO2 extinguisher because it put the fire out instantly and left nothing to clean up. Also, a partially used unit can be saved and used again, no dry chemical to clog the nozzle. He had a big extinguisher and he would give it a short blast, putting out the fire and leaving most of the unit ready for the next use.

 

[Spareparts]

We have always had about a dozen highway flares (fusee) and a 4'X4' piece of plywood on our trucks, especially for fireplaces, throw a couple lit ones in the fireplace and cover with the plywood. Snuffs the fire out because of no oxygen left. On wood stoves toss a couple in and close the stove up tight.

 

[NUTTSGT]

We have always had about a dozen highway flares (fusee) and a 4'X4' piece of plywood on our trucks, especially for fireplaces, throw a couple lit ones in the fireplace and cover with the plywood. Snuffs the fire out because of no oxygen left. On wood stoves toss a couple in and close the stove up tight.

You know, I might be wrong here but you might want to double check that.

I believe what you are talking about is Chimfex. They are not regular road flares/fusee.

 

[flat tire]

open the cleanout door of the flue and dispense a dry chemical fire extinguisher . the draft will draw the chemical up the flue and put the fire out

 

[930dreamer]

Good information, I ran the chimney brush through last weekend.

 

[6768rogues]

open the cleanout door of the flue and dispense a dry chemical fire extinguisher . the draft will draw the chemical up the flue and put the fire out

That works, but makes the biggest mess you ever saw in the chimney. CO2 does the same job without any mess.

 

[AMCguy]

Couple of pics from the last chimney fire I attended.