VIDEO: The Clive Fire Department is reminding people to have a fire extinguisher in every household in case of an emergency. Clive Fire Chief Rick Roe said a house fire over the weekend resulted from a lightning strike. “The fire was up in the ceiling of the basement. The homeowner noticed that and had a fire extinguisher accessible and was able to quickly put the fire out,” Roe said. Once a year, you should check to make sure your fire extinguisher is good. “Your fire extinguisher will have a gauge on it and if it is in the green area it’s ready to go and fully charged. What you want to do with those is once a year turn them upside down, tap them real hard and hit them with a rubber hammer. That keeps the powder in there loose. It doesn’t let it cake up,” Roe said.