Extinguisher

Extinguisher

Class	Household
Weight	2
Uses	about 10
Metal Value	25
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.Extinguisher`

The Extinguisher is a red fire extinguisher of the kind mounted in shops and kitchens. It puts out fires on the ground, on buildings and on people.

Every survivor who cooks, uses fire bombs or lives near burning buildings has a use for one. A small fire can spread through a house and take a whole base with it. The extinguisher stops that early. Its in-game tooltip says it puts out fires and removes flames from burning buildings and people. Its cost is weight, since it is heavy for its size.

Extinguishers hang behind the counters of gas stations and most shops.

Using

The extinguisher is used with the "Extinguish Fire" option near a fire. It must be in the main inventory, not inside a bag. Choosing the option shows a large circle and a small white one. The white circle marks where the character will stand. The large circle turns green when fire is in reach and red when it is not.

Every burning tile inside the large circle is put out at once. One spray can cover up to four tiles of fire.

A character who is on fire can be put out the same way. The character only needs to stand inside the large circle.

Once empty, the metal body has value at a furnace. It counts as a small iron item, so it can be smelted into an Iron Chunk. At an Advanced Furnace it can give a Steel Chunk instead.

Upkeep

A full extinguisher gives about ten uses. Each use drains a tenth of it. When it runs dry it is used up. Keeping one at the base kitchen is wise, and a spare is worth carrying when fire is in play.

Used in Crafting

These recipes accept the Extinguisher by its type rather than by name.

Recipe	Output	Station	Spawn ID
Smelt Iron From Small Item	Iron Chunk	Primitive Furnace	`/additem Base.IronChunk`
Smelt Small Iron Item	Small Ceramic Crucible with Iron	Simple Furnace	`/additem Base.CeramicCrucibleSmall_Iron`
Smelt Steel From Small Iron Item	Steel Chunk	Advanced Furnace	`/additem Base.SteelChunk`

Locations

Gas stations are the best place to look, with one on the counter more than half the time. Gas 2 Go and Fossoil counters hold one often. Laboratory desks keep one about one time in four. Counters in almost every shop, bar, cafe, bakery and restaurant hold one about one time in five. It is a common find in town.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.

ShopsWork and StorageHomesZombies and Bags

Location	Container	Chance
Gas store	Counter	58.6%
Gas 2 Go	Counter	51.1%
Fossoil	Counter	41.8%
Art store	Counter	20.5%
Bakery	Counter	20.5%
Bar	Counter	20.5%
Barbecue store	Counter	20.5%
Twiggy's bar counter	Counter	20.5%
Bar kitchen	Counter	20.5%
Bar storage	Counter	20.5%

Location	Container	Chance
Laboratory	Desk	27.5%
Laboratory	Other	27.5%
Aesthetic	Counter	20.5%
Army surplus	Counter	20.5%
Bowling alley	Counter	20.5%
Camping store	Counter	20.5%
Dartgame	Counter	20.5%
Duck shoot fair game	Counter	20.5%
Fishing storage	Counter	20.5%
Florist	Counter	20.5%

Location	Container	Chance
Arena kitchen	Counter	20.5%
Catfish dining	Counter	20.5%
Theatre kitchen	Counter	20.5%
Arenakitchen storage	Counter	19.5%
Catfish kitchen	Counter	19.5%
Deepfry kitchen	Counter	19.5%
Dining	Counter	19.5%
Fishchips kitchen	Counter	19.5%
Italian kitchen	Counter	19.5%
Mexican kitchen	Counter	19.5%