fire buckets

Flame-fighting containers

Fire buckets are containers kept filled with water or sand for extinguishing small fires.

Before modern fire extinguishers, buildings commonly displayed red buckets near exits or along corridors: The old factory still had a row of fire buckets by the stairwell.

Some remain in use where electricity or complex equipment is impractical.

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flame · combustion · suppression · hazard · manual operation · old fashioned · container · hydrant · pail · alarm · volunteer firefighters · cistern · safety · safety drills · sand · nozzle · rescue operations · protection

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fire response function

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Substances hastening reactions

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Family

fire, bucket, fires, fired, firing, fireman, fireplace, firework, fireworks

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G