not quite this model but used it to put out a small butt can fire on the backyard deck! roomie had been using 5 gal. bucket as a butt can and only saw the fire 'cause i went to get some water in the kitchen before bed. it was easy to enable and i used small spurts, of course aiming at the base; quick work was made of the fire even though the deck was burnt and the overhead eave was scorched. without an extinguisher what?...try to find the garden hose? what if the valve was near the fire? nah, you need a these in and around your home!