Reno, I agree the fuel is similar but the way it is handled is different between a home heating oil tank and a service station, particularly anywhere except New Jersey.
Most homeowners never really see their heating oil. The tank truck driver fills the tank and the furnace burns it.
In a service station it gets pumped into unapproved containers and splashed around by untrained operators.
Jet-A is a different fuel, more like kerosene. Lower flash point and they use it 10,000 gallons at a time.
