Glad you are okay. This is always a fear of mine. I have extinguishers in the house and the garage, they are on the verge of needing recharge. I might add another next to my workspace in the garage and another one in the bedroom. Hope repairs are done quickly 
i’ve got an understanding with a guy, who has the necessary equipment in a van and comes each january (or when needed) to control or recharge the extinguishers. i’ve got seven of the size of about two gallons. (update: i did not empty two of the CO² types, but three. i was acting, not counting)
i expect to have all extinguishers refilled before the weekend.
this is the place for a Hurray of rural life!
or for better be a big fish in a small pond, than a small fish in a big pond.
as i’m writing, the electricians (two companies cooperating) have laid a 60 meter/yards new 3 phase line from meter to the fuse-panel, just now testing, if everything works. the power company will start in two hours to renovate the meter, its fuses and the feeder.
the company that builds and maintains our houses for renting come in the afternoon to bury the new powercable and repair the roof. only the repair of the ceiling has to wait till tomorrow.
as mentioned, the advantage to live, where everybody knows each other.
they all treat you as you have treated them. 
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Just WOW!
We have the little ones at the garage and back door to the workroom, but…
Certainly a wiring fire is a rarity!
Korm;
Sorry to hear about the fire and I am glad you, and yours, are okay.
My house burned down April 11th and we lost quite a lot. Though an extinguisher in my case would not have helped, having one and a plan is important. Mine was started by lightning at 4:00am in the morning outside of my house in a tree next door. We never heard it and was only awakened by a school janitor who saw the tree in flames two blocks away!
This is why I cruise train websites in a temporary home waiting for my house to be rebuilt. No place for choo-choo’s here and dreaming of a garden railroad.
You folks stay safe out there!
-Deneh
not down here.
extreme temperatures, cheap materials, often in experienced “craftsmen”
as i often found out, what strikes us down are not the things, we prepped for - only those we think they’ll never happen.
oh, yes that is the ace of spades of things, that can happen.
that’s a force, no prepping can really compete with.
i hope for you, that you were insured.
we were really lucky.
at home, when it started, insured, quick attending craftsmen.
the roofers are hammering dwn the last sheet, only the poor guys that must bury the cable are still working at full, digging a trench in bone-dry, stone-hard clay.
our biggest “loss” ill be to have to clean a lot of things.
Very sorry to hear all that, and see some of it, Bruce. How devastating!
It seems like you’re handling it all very well, though.
And I’m glad you joined our little community here, and it will be great seeing how you re-engage the hobby, when the time comes.
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As others have said Korm, I’m so glad that you and your wife handled things quickly and superbly, without injury or immense loss.
Didn’t know you were a fire chief, wow! And of course your former subordinates will tease you, haha!!
And while I know it’s not the priority, it would have been so sad to see any damage to your amazing layout, phew!
well i am happy to repeat myself: we were very lucky!
but that layout is nearly complete destroyed! but not from fire, but by intentional handiwork.
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I was well insured
Deneh
the aftermath
the craftsmen are writing their bills,
we are all hands on deck - dusting off everything.
… and something entered my head and does not go away:
Go,
Now,
And play the lottery.
Also
As a former volenteer smoke eater…respect.
i love that expression!
translation: my time and my money is what saves you
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Korm,
I just want to echo others’ gratitude for your safety!
Eric
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I’m a little late getting caught up on threads. Glad you were able to contain the fire before it got out of hand.
I’ve only had one experience with dry-chem extinguishers. When I was a boy my mother had an oven fire. The volunteers emptied a big dry-chem in the oven. We were vacuuming up dust for months!
Your story reminds me that I need to purchase some more extinguishers. I also like those new fire blankets they sell. They seem to work well on kitchen and bbq grill fires.
Our old house, built after the war, had a hollow kitchen cabinet that acted as a guide to funnel all stove particulates to the ceiling. A perfect medium rare steak could be set by the smoke alarm in the hallway.
No fires but 2 fire extinguishers and a blanket were always at the ready.
Yeah well wasn’t it you that got turned in for carrying firearms across the Canadian border in the camper?
Are you sure you’re poultry, not a pachyderm?
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i’m at it every day most of the day since then.
(but if i’m honest, about half of the mess seems to be honest desert dust, collected over the years)
SOOOOO, that means YOU are guilty!!
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