Albany Fire Extinguisher Sales & Service

People sometimes ask us how fires start. We are not fire investigation experts here at AFE, but we do read the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Journal and it often contains such information. Here are a few excerpts, abbreviated for.... brevity. ...clothing was ignited by a lit cigarette as resident smoked while using an oxygen delivery device in her bedroom. ...embers and burning debris dropped onto a carpet while resident stoked a fire in his woodstove. ...a ci...garette was deposited into a recycling bin stored under a countertop in the kitchen. ...an electrical fault in an entertainment center ignited wood furnishings in the living room. ...an overheated cell phone ignited a couch in the living room. ...a candle ignited paper on an adjacent wall board. ...a vaping device exploded in a man's pocket. ...fire originated in the engine of a garaged vehicle and ignited the wood framing of the structure. So the answer is...you name it. That's how fires start. Sometimes caution and common sense can help prevent fires. Other times, maybe not. All we can do is be prepared. Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers folks!! Stay safe.

Several hours of fire extinguisher training about to take place for staff at a large paper manufacturing facility today.

Maybe a little late in the season to be reminding folks about boating safety, but please know you can count on AFE to help with your Coast Guard requirements. Boats up to 26' in length require one fire extinguisher, while those between 26' & 40' require two extinguishers. Anybody out there with a boat longer than 40'??

While there are some very substantial benefits associated with multi-purpose ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers, there is one heavy drawback...BIG MESS! Some environments call for clean agent extinguishers, whose discharge does not leave behind a harmful residue. Learn more in our video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VuXZ_KUscE

Normal people wouldn't notice this, but the Scranton branch at Dunder Mifflin is well outfitted with portable fire extinguishers. An extinguisher can be spotted in many of the scenes on the show, like the one over Pam's right shoulder in the picture.

So what's going on at AFE these days? We are in the fire protection industry and are considered an essential business. We still have many customers who are in operation and counting on us to help in meeting their safety and compliance requirements. Still, we are servicing many fewer customers than we would be under normal circumstances. Therefore, our staff is working on an abbreviated schedule in an effort to reduce exposure. We remain in operation normal days and hours, Mon-Fri. 8 - 4:30. Our office and sales counter is off limits to the public, but we are offering "curbside" service at our door. We're here if you need us. Just call 518-880-4110. Stay healthy all!

We just received a call from a customer who used an extinguisher to put out a small fire that started in an exercise treadmill. That's a new one. You just never know what's going to catch fire.

https://boston.cbslocal.com//boston-restaurant-grease-fir/ Here at AFE, we install and service kitchen fire suppression systems, but we do not clean kitchen exhaust systems. This is a reminder as to why proper cleaning is so very important. Restaurant operators would be wise to hire only qualified cleaning contractors who do a thorough job on the entire exhaust system.

And the winner of our last ticket giveaway of the summer is... Kristen Woodworth! Congrats Kristen, you've won 4 tickets to Monday night's (9/2) Tri-City ValleyCats game!! You answered correctly and hopefully, learned a tad bit about what we do here at AFE to keep fire extinguishers on the ready here in the Capital Region. Enjoy the game Kristen and thanks to all for your interest in our contests throughout the season. Go Cats!

Last contest post of the summer! Win 4 tickets to Monday night's (9/2) Tri-City ValleyCats game!! Enter to win as follows: 1) Like the AFE page 2) Share this post... 3) Watch the video below and post a comment with the correct answer to the following...The fire extinguisher we were servicing in the demo came from a ______ in ______. Fill in the blanks. Answer by commenting below. We'll draw from the entrants and announce a winner on Friday (8/30). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anskvq0iaSg

Congratulations to Frank Nerad! You are our winner of 4 tickets to tomorrow night's (8/27) Tri-City ValleyCats game! You got it right! Class B fires are fires in flammable liquids like gasoline, petroleum oil and paint. Enjoy the game, Frank!

Win 4 tickets to Tuesday night's (8/27) Tri-City ValleyCats game!! Enter to win as follows: 1) Like the AFE page 2) Share this post... 3) Post a comment with the correct answer to the following: Most portable fire extinguishers are "ABC" type and designed to combat small fires classified as type A, B and C. Type "A" is ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cardboard, etc). Type "C" involves electrically charged equipment. What are type "B" fires??? Answer by commenting below. We'll draw from the entrants and announce a winner on Monday (8/26).