Twice I've needed one. It was no fun being without.
Once when I was still living with my parents. My mom was braising some beef on the stove and the oil went up like a roman candle. Getting a lung full of smoke from this relatively small fire was no fun either - now I see how people can keel over immediately from smoke.
Another time I stopped to help some kid tossing snow on his engine fire. All I could do is call the FD and help with the snow tossing. By the time the FD arrived, the car was fully engulfed.
I keep a small extinguisher in the kitchen and a large one in the living room for the fireplace. I keep another one in my car.
Also, I installed these in both the condo's store rooms and smaller ones near the electrical boxes and one behind my gas dryer:
From Griot's Garage magazine:
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/ceiling+mounted+unmanned+fire+extinguisher.do
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