Tag: fire | Apartment Therapy

The Fire, the Break-In & the DEA

We thought that things had changed in our neighborhood but lately we feel as if we're living in the midst of a Gregory Crewdson photograph. We've been woken up by police helicopters whirring overhear...

Barricade Gel: Make Your Home Fire Resistant

The Station fire here in LA destroyed dozens of homes and threatened many more. It's something many of us, especially those of us who live in the hills, worry about. But, what if there was a product...

Bushfires: Would You Stay And Defend Or Leave Early?
Melbourne

Over the weekend Australia has experienced its worst bushfires in our countries history. The death toll currently stands at 173 with that number expected to rise as so many people are still missing. O...

How To: Evacuate Your Home in 15 Minutes Or Less

Fire, earthquake, flood. No one's immune (even Oprah's home was in danger of being consumed by fire this week). It could happen to you. It happened to friends of ours -- a recent fire forced them t...

Baja BBQ Firepack by Mike and Maaike

Okay Angelenos, it's grillin' time again. And with it, one of the dilemmas of outdoor cooking. Oh yes siree, we love our outdoor eatin', but oh do we we hate hate hate the subtle taste of lighter fl...

How To: Use a Fire Extinguisher

There's a fire extinguisher outside our apartment; one hangs on the wall across from our office. Given a fire, we're not sure we'd know how to use them. So we read up when we came across a website t...