Running your propane Refrigerators while traveling?

old guy wrote:
it is dangerous. by far one of the worst things you can do. I know I will get all kinds of flax from saying that but it is true. RV educating 101 guy says no don't do it. the RV Doctor says don't do it. I fought fires for 30 years and I can honestly tell you I have been on fires started by rv fridges that were running while traveling. One guy who owns a truck dealership built a super class C and he made it 30 miles before his Super C burned up. a group of band members were coming through the country side and their C class burned up. a woman who's relatives in a class A burned up with in 20 miles of our town. a gas station we had was leveled in a fire caused by a guy who thought he turned off his fridge before he fueled up started a beaut of a fire almost blowing up half the town but we stopped it before it got to the 10,000 gallon propane tank next to it. yes many on here have been lucky, pure lucky that they haven't lost their RV's or burned a service station to the ground, and that doesn't make it right. I have learned fro ours mistakes and I use reusable ice packs to keep my fridge cold and when I get to camp I refreeze the packs and use them over and over again. but it's up to you what you do. one guy a few years ago said that is why he has insurance. I just hope you are not next to me when it happens

I have two career firemen in my neighborhood - both of them captains with many years of experience. One is now retired.
I asked them about this and neither one of them HAD EVER SEEN AN RV FIRE BECAUSE OF A FRIDGE. NEVER.
The vast majortiy were started in the eng compartment and some from brakes.

I've been RVing for nearly 30 years. Met lots of people and not one has ever had a fire because of the fridge.
I feel 100% safe running with it on and camping next to the tens of millions of others who safely do the same.