Bruce L. Bergman wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:24:30 -0700, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:

It only takes a minute.

http://tinyurl.com/3xnwfl

Have a charged water hose and several fire extinguishers handy at
all times when working in the shop.

Having the walls and ceiling of the garage shop drywalled is a very
good thing. Same with keeping the floor clean of flammable debris.

Don't stop welding or grinding and immediately run inside the house
- you wait a few minutes to make sure nothing starts smoldering.

I'm a real firm believer in this one. Even
after waiting before going into the house,
I'll still recheck the shop after 15-20
minutes and again before I go to bed.

If you jump on a fire while it's small you can put it out yourself.
If it gets as well established as in the pictures before you do
anything about it you are screwed - get everyone out of the house,
call 911, get out the lawn chairs and marshmallows, and let the FD
handle it.

-- Bruce --