Depending upon where you live, just about any item from our safety equipment inventory is suitable for your home. In most cases, the following items make a good initial shopping list if you've just purchased a new home or you've never bought any safety equipment for it. Examples of where or when the item might be used are included in parentheses. A fire extinguisher (kitchen, grill, fireplace) A first-aid kit (bathroom, pool, backyard play area) Face shields or safety goggles (mowing the lawn, chopping wood, pouring drain cleaner) Fire escape ladder (upstairs bedrooms, attic, tree house) Smoke detector (kitchen, patio, basement) Carbon monoxide alarm (nursery, furnace area, bedrooms)