I have had a ton of issues with fires with my current Sim household.When they had a toddler...she constantly was putting her wabbit tablet down too close to the fireplace. I think we went through 8 or 9 tablets, lost to fires, to that little tyke.I also knitted a rug and put it down under the rocking chair...the chair itself never having caught on fire made me feel it was not too close to the fire.Boy was I wrong.Twice now Kim Goldbloom has decided to brew a potion while visiting this household. Both times, the kitchen stove caught on fire while she was cooking it...Now I took the same Household on their first vacation to Granite Falls, and no sooner did I take one Sim away from the campgrounds and the campfire caused a massive fire. By the time I got my attention over to it the blaze was huge, we're talking 3x3 grid and everything in it on fire.I can't remember the last time I had a Sim household with so many different instances of fires. It's freaking insane.

Could be. I had a sim living in Glimmerbrook that always had all kinds of outdoor furniture struck by lighting, to the point that I eventually stopped replacing it. :neutral:

My sims are so tired of salads and BLTs, but I got tired of the fires and won't let them use the stove till they reach Cooking level 3. And even then ...

"JustMeAlb;c-18035161" wrote:My sims are so tired of salads and BLTs, but I got tired of the fires and won't let them use the stove till they reach Cooking level 3. And even then ...I hear you there, the first thing I usually do with a new household is get one person up to a higher cooking level. It's insane how often you get stove fires before that.After the campfire incident in my OP I actually made my own tuning mod for fireplaces and campfires. I didn't set them to "no fires" but I did greatly lower the chance of fires. I left stoves alone though. Having once watched a person irl start a stove fire when all she was doing was boiling water....I fully respect the game's depiction of bad cooks and fires.

Maybe it's some traits that have more chances of starting fires. I have a slob sim that constantly starts stove fires. All other sims just burn the food if not skilled enough. I don't let them eat burnt food, they have to cook it again. :lol:

"Stormkeep;d-996642" wrote:I have had a ton of issues with fires with my current Sim household.When they had a toddler...she constantly was putting her wabbit tablet down too close to the fireplace. I think we went through 8 or 9 tablets, lost to fires, to that little tyke.I also knitted a rug and put it down under the rocking chair...the chair itself never having caught on fire made me feel it was not too close to the fire.Boy was I wrong.Twice now Kim Goldbloom has decided to brew a potion while visiting this household. Both times, the kitchen stove caught on fire while she was cooking it...Now I took the same Household on their first vacation to Granite Falls, and no sooner did I take one Sim away from the campgrounds and the campfire caused a massive fire. By the time I got my attention over to it the blaze was huge, we're talking 3x3 grid and everything in it on fire.I can't remember the last time I had a Sim household with so many different instances of fires. It's freaking insane.So interesting, I've wondered the same thing sometimes when I had a Sim who just seemed unlucky in everything. It would make the game more interesting if it were the case.About rugs and fires though, it drives me bonkers that something that should prevent fires, in the game causes them. Woollen hearth rugs are naturally fire resistant and may smolder if a cinder lands on them, but won't just burst into flame as if they were cotton.Having no hearth rug (unless it's stone or masonry in front of the fireplace) is what should be the fire risk.

I sometimes feel like there is a hidden "bad luck" trait...

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GlacierSnowGhost
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
"Stormkeep;c-18037311" wrote:
@GlacierSnow I did not even think of it in my original post here, but this household has also had 2 fires started by the incense too, on my sim who is a writer while he was working on a book. And just like you.... I don't recall it ever happening to any other sim household, and I use incense a lot.

Yeah! I was so baffled when it kept happening. I literally had no idea what was causing it because I had never seen the incense start a fire before. And it was especially hard to figure out because the fire would start under his chair while the incense was on the table. I didn't make the connection until it had happened several times. I would just replace everything once the fire was out, re-light the incense and sit him back down, growing increasingly perplexed each time it happened. :joy:

That sim was not having a good day, for sure.
Metior_Ice
Hero
4 years ago
So, I was going to try and do a Toddler Play Date while my sim was on Vacation, and then, this happened...

Kylen was trying to help his husband grill... I really love this screenshot. Aaron is casually walking away after accidentally starting a fire. Kylen hasn't noticed, and Lir is putting out the fire.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51831951848_4096a1c57f_h.jpg

The firefighter's showed up after Lir put the fire out for his dads. His brothers were still way too close to the fire. Alex is the new Legacy Founder for my Kailani Legacy restart, and he's just staring at the charred grill. Alen is behind the bush slowly walking away from danger. Alen is the spare. Alex and Alen are twins.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51831836551_e1d217956a_b.jpg

Aaron said forbidden words when the firefighters started dancing...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51832185904_61dd8b4a6f_b.jpg

The firefighters were completely useless, but that didn't stop them from acting like they helped.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51832185894_d17a14a7af_h.jpg
JaggidEdje
4 years ago
@Metior_Ice I hae the same thing when Firefighters show up...by the time they arrive my Sims have put out the fire, but then they hang around and flirt with everyone. It's bizarre!
Great screen captures!

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