Arney - good suggestion. Thanks for the reminder on inhaling hot air - I need to keep that in mind. I'll look into reasonable prices for larger fire extinguishers.

BTW, I really need to brush up my knowledge of basic firefighting. I looked at the larger extinguishers for sale on the Internet (e.g. 4-pound fire extinguisher). They apparently spray monoammonium phosphate on a fire. Is this effective for fires that ignite from spilled gasoline? What are the pro's and con's?

cheers,
Pete2