My recent "Safety Inspection"

[Bob_VT]

Okay, Bob_VT has gone to a fiberglass boat (which is a shocker) and launched it on it's maiden voyage this past weekend. The State Police pulled me over for a Safety Inspection" and I got s surprise-

My Kidde Fire Extinguisher might have been a subject of a recall. Passed the inspection and contacted Kidde to check the extinguisher -Yes it has been recalled.

PLEASE Check your Kidde extinguisher and if it has been recalled Kidde will send you a new one and a label to send the old one back. There are youtube videos and website instructions to check. The lifespan on the small extinguishers is normally 12 years and mine was 6 years old so it was a win-win situation.

Be Safe and enjoy!

 

[Bayou Dave]

The State Police did a boat inspection? Never heard of that. Or was the fire extinguisher in your truck?

 

[dwco5051]

Vermont is one of several states where the state police marine division are responsible for boating law enforcement.

 

[211libwtfo]

In Illinois/Iowa we have sheriffs department, dnr and state police on patrol. And on the Mississippi River it’s both states. Oh and the coast guard auxiliary.

 

[GA_Boater]

If I was on the water and saw you in a glass boat and had the authority to stop you, I would too, Bob.

There is thread here with a link to all the codes of the recalled Kidde extinguishers - https://forums.iboats.com/forum/gen...astic-handle-and-push-button-pindicator-types

And the actual link - https://inmarmarketaction.com/kidde/Kidde284US/

This is a good bump and reminder to check these Kiddes. Thanks.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

The State Police did a boat inspection? Never heard of that. Or was the fire extinguisher in your truck?

Here in Ontario our Provincial Police O.P.P. (Staties south) do marine inspections. I was inspected no less than 3 times a few years ago. One duffus almost swamped us running his centre council with twin 300's. You would have thought he was coming alongside Pablo Escobar himself, idiot. And I voiced my displeasure because I was 110% compliant and always am, usually. His partner apologized, he didn't. Come to find out one day buddy had Vodka Tonic in his water bottles.

 

[NYBo]

In Illinois/Iowa we have sheriffs department, dnr and state police on patrol. And on the Mississippi River it’s both states. Oh and the coast guard auxiliary.

Just to be clear, the Coast Guard Auxiliary has no law enforcement power.

 

[211libwtfo]

Just to be clear, the Coast Guard Auxiliary has no law enforcement power.

MOD EDIT - :facepalm:

 

[Bob_VT]

Thank you Kidde for the replacement that arrived today - now I pray I never have to use it!

 

[briangcc]

Yep mine was replaced - only a year old. Was a bit of a chore mailing the old one back. First Fedex guy told me he couldn't take it. Luckily the driver reached over the counter and took it from me saying he'd take it.

 

[Mopie]

The Kiddie Extinguishers are to be picked up at your home or business location.
Call and arrange, they will get em. No signature required.
You were lucky that driver was there.

 

[briangcc]

The Kiddie Extinguishers are to be picked up at your home or business location.
Call and arrange, they will get em. No signature required.
You were lucky that driver was there.

The FedEx website listed the branch I stopped at as accepting these. Which is why I was a little more than miffed that the wonderful counter person said I needed to drive into the inner city to a different branch that would take it.

 

[roscoe]

Between me, sister, and parents, we got 7 new ones this winter.


The recall has been posted in several forums, several times since last November.


https://forums.iboats.com/forum/gen...astic-handle-and-push-button-pindicator-types

 

[AlabamaNewbie]

I had one of these in my patrol car a few years ago. We were in this super excessive drought, and people flicking cigarette butts out was causing road side fires every day. I happened upon one that was very recent, had a patch of grass about 2 ft in diameter burning. I grabbed my FE from the trunk, pulled the pin, squeezed and --- nothing. nada. zilch. So I smacked the nozzle hard on the road and broke the whole head off. And there I was folks - on the side of the interstate, shaking a fire extinguisher like a salt shaker, shaking the powder on to the fire.

I am sure it looked quite hilarious, but I like to think I saved Alabama.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

The opposite of what happened to me AlabamaNewbie . A high dock railway tie had caught on fire. I ran into the closest furnace controlroom to grab an extinguisher, since it was pitch black out I pulled the pin while in the controlroom. The entire thing emptied all over the instruments and the Foreman and controlroom operator. At the time I reported to that Foreman. He didn't think it was as funny as I did. They were so short of young Foremen I didn't even get a slap on the wrist.