Why This Fire Spray Is Now Non-Negotiable In Every Room Of My Home (As a Fire Survivor)

IN 20 SECONDS, OVER 50% OF MY BODY WAS BURNED.

IF YOU STILL THINK HOUSE FIRES ONLY HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE, THINK AGAIN.

They say your birthmark is how you died in your past life.

Well, right after the fire, before my skin graft surgery, they have to decide where they can take skin off your body to use for the grafts. I was so scared.

I remember asking the doctor, "please, can you keep my birthmark that's on my stomach?"

I didn't know the extent of my burns until she said, "honey, I don't see a birthmark, your whole stomach is burned."

So here’s how it went down…

That fateful night, I was a newlywed and my partner and I thought we’d have a relaxing night with a bottle of wine…

We had this online craft tutorial playing on repeat, explaining how to make a cute DIY candle holder.

It’s the little things, right? Sure.

But it was exactly at that moment, I remember thinking “Gosh, what could go wrong?”

—when this HUGE fireball blew me off my feet and onto the ground.

See, the YouTube tutorial instructed us to tie a string soaked in isopropyl alcohol around the wine bottle and light it on fire.

After several failed attempts, my now ex poured more alcohol on the flame - “Let me do it, you just hold the bottle so you can be safe.”

We had no clue... there was so much alcohol vapor in the air that the whole kitchen area was just WAITING TO CATCH ON FIRE.

One spark, and the air was ABLAZE.

When the fireball knocked me down, I thought the bottle exploded and I may end up with some cuts, but nothing too serious.

I didn’t even realize I was burning for the first few seconds…

Then, my partner tackles me and tries to PUT ME OUT WITH HIS BODY (?!) and it was NOT WORKING.

All I heard was a giant BOOM. It was so loud. The bottle of isopropyl alcohol had exploded in a fireball that came right at me.

I instinctively put up my arm to shield my face and eyes. In a split second, I went up like a match. Flames completely covered me.

My partner tackled me to the ground and tried to put me out with his arm, but then his arm caught fire. He began to panic and I was in shock, terrified and waiting to be put out.

I continued to burn as the flames got bigger and started to climb closer to my head.

See, what snapped me back was the sheer heat scorching its way toward my face and eyes.

It felt like a hot blade slicing into my neck.

The pain snapped me back into reality and I was able to think again. I screamed "GET THE WATER"

He gets that water sprayer thing from the sink and points it at me, and that puts the fire out in a matter of seconds.

But 20 seconds have already passed… that I was completely ON FIRE.

More than 50% of my body, burned.

“Just DON’T look at yourself”, I remember him shouting as we dragged ourselves into the car…

Then there’s this flash of his hand on the steering wheel, skin peeled off from attempting to put the fire out on me.

Picture this - the hospital was only 5 minutes away from where we lived... it was two turns. But he couldn't remember how to get there. He was fully traumatized from the sight of me.

I navigated us to the hospital and I've never needed to be anywhere so fast. The pain was reaching astronomical levels at this point, it was a life or death situation for me.

Looking back, I sure do.

This sure went bad…

But it could’ve gone much worse without my “GET THE WATER” moment.

However, if we were prepared, it could’ve gone better.

But we didn’t have a plan.

Nobody even thought about the fire extinguisher.

We were not prepared for anything like this.

See, when FIRE gets out of control, there’s no time to THINK.

You need to ACT. Because every second matters.

And being able to ACT properly…

Without wasting time THINKING while fire is having its way with your property, your loved ones, your pets…

That demands making sure that you have a go-to solution at hand’s reach at all times.

For the first few days, I kept asking “Is my face going to be okay?”. Their silence was telling.

It was only after two weeks that the doctors realized, “Ok, you’re going to have a face”.

After three weeks, the swelling and scabbing on my face went down enough to where the nurses were so excited to tell me that I should have a face with minimal scarring.

It still took over six months for the redness and swelling on my face to completely go away. Mirrors were not my friend.

The scars on my body where I had skin grafts, they took over two years to heal.

It gets really tough and you need to be patient, mentally strong, and kind to yourself along the way.

If either one of us didn’t go straight into panic mode, maybe the fire wouldn’t have reached my face.

I learned the hard way that ALL it takes to turn an idyllic evening with a loved one into a hellish nightmare…

Is a fraction of a second.

One spark set the air on fire and almost took away my face, eyes, and vocal chords…

(I almost ripped the tube out of my throat when they woke me up and took me off Fentanyl).

Half of my body remains scarred.

So let me reveal a secret.

The only reason you won’t ever see me breaking down is because…

And the way I see this, I’m on a mission now.

A mission to make damn sure that as many people as possible understand how REAL of a danger house fires are.

A mission to WAKE PEOPLE UP to the fact that they need to be PREPARED.

See, upon my partial recovery, months after the accident that took place in 2019…

I've become an advocate for fire safety.

Not only through sharing my story and talking openly about the details of my accident…

But also by educating myself and everyone I can about actionable steps that you can take to ensure that you are prepared.

I joined multiple burn survivor support groups.

I've met incredible people and we've shared our pains and our triumphs. There are so many others who have injuries or circumstances MUCH WORSE than mine.

Everyone's story is different, but our strength and our compassion for each other is shared.

And finally, I tested their best-selling products.

That’s how I found the Dry Stop Fire Spray by Prepared Hero.

It took years and I’m still learning, but I think that through my collaboration with Prepared Hero, I now have fire safety pretty much all figured out.

See the Dry Stop Fire Spray in action:

When I first tested the Dry Stop Fire Spray, I remember thinking: Gosh, if we had one of these back then… it would’ve made all the difference.

See, I tried many different fire safety products…

But I haven’t seen anything quicker or more practical than the Dry Stop Fire Spray.

I wish we had one of these when the accident happened!

Because even if we had a traditional fire extinguisher, for example, it’s quite possible it would do more harm than good.

Something that would put the fire out RIGHT AWAY…

Instead of panicking for 20 SECONDS while I burned alive.

So definitely not a traditional fire extinguisher alone.

Here’s why it’s better to have the Dry Stop Fire Spray for fast action:

• Using a fire extinguisher feels like wrestling an alligator - it’s heavy and bulky, so you can’t have one in every room.

• It would take WAY MORE than 20 seconds to drag a fire extinguisher to the kitchen from another room.

• If you're burning, having a fire extinguisher full blown on you could easily suffocate you.

• Using a fire extinguisher on a person with open wounds can lead to life-threatening infections.

• Plus, 95% of Americans either don’t know how to or can’t use a fire extinguisher, especially the elderly and children.

On the other hand, the Dry Stop Fire Spray is not only completely non-toxic and safe (and doesn’t leave behind a big mess like traditional extinguishers)...

It’s also compact, lightweight, and intuitive to use. Even children can use it.

I even got one for the car!

And so did most (if not all) of my friends and acquaintances, after seeing what happened to me.

And that gives me peace of mind.

See, all it takes to potentially save your house, your furry friend, or even the lives of your loved ones…

Is one prepared hero.

That’s why I’m writing this, that’s why you’re reading this…

So that YOU could be the prepared hero your loved ones need.