Fire bucket

A fire bucket is a bucket filled with water or sand which is used to prevent or extinguish fires. Typically, fire buckets are painted bright red and have the word 'FIRE' stencilled on them. Often they have a convex, protruding bottom, rendering them useless for other purposes; thus reducing the potential for theft or misuse. Fire buckets are a low-technology method of fighting small fires. Although largely superseded by more modern forms of fire fighting equipment, they retain some distinct advantages and remain the preferred method for fighting small fires in certain situations. The main advantages of fire buckets are that they are cheap, reliable, easy to use and can be quickly refilled and reinstated. [Fire bucket. Wikipedia]