FM200 systems do go off for small events at times. I managed a team of datacenter facility specialists up until last year, and we'd seen issues like: FM200 dumps because underfloor smoke detectors notice smoke from a CRAC condensate pump (pretty low risk) smoking its winding, FM200 dumps when a quick refrigerant discharge (technician error) looks like smoke to the detector, and false positives at smoke heads due to a dirty area under the raised floor, combined with air flow irregularities.
I definitely agree that I'd be more concerned about a house fire, but the rule that we enforced to our people and the vendors, as well as the vendors working for us (not to mention the guidance that we received from our customers) was that nothing in that datacenter is worth potentially losing anyone's life. That having been said, I have Toucan Sam'd in a datacenter to try and find the source of an odd odor before, but never alone, and only to find out what to secure power to. I wouldn't sit there and try to fight it with a fire extinguisher.
The only "accidental discharges" I've seen were related to construction dust in an underfloor. And yes, suck :(
In general the purpose of a handheld extinguisher is to fight tiny fires as well as to help you escape a bigger fire. The thing I'd be most afraid of would be someone walking around trying to find a small fire, only to discover a big fire, have egress blocked, and need to figure out a solution. Or, coming across an actual person who is on fire or otherwise in danger (even if you'd expect virtually no personal risk for property, I think most people would accept substantial personal risk to save a person, particularly a coworker).
I definitely agree that I'd be more concerned about a house fire, but the rule that we enforced to our people and the vendors, as well as the vendors working for us (not to mention the guidance that we received from our customers) was that nothing in that datacenter is worth potentially losing anyone's life. That having been said, I have Toucan Sam'd in a datacenter to try and find the source of an odd odor before, but never alone, and only to find out what to secure power to. I wouldn't sit there and try to fight it with a fire extinguisher.