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Fire Extinguisher

• Fire Extinguisher definition

  A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations, usually consisting of a canister with a directional nozzle used to direct a spray of water, chemically generated foam, inert gas, or fine powder onto the fire.

• Classification of fire extinguisher

  Mainly There are five different classes of fire and type of extinguisher used to extinguish these fires

• Class A Fire Extinguisher

  Class A Fires Extinguisher use flammable material as their fuel source. Wood, fabric, paper, trash, and plastics are common sources of Class A fires. Class A fires are commonly put out with water or monoammonium phosphate. Fire Extinguisher supplier.

• Class B Fire Extinguisher

  The Class B fire Extinguisher use flammable liquid or gas as its fuel base. For example petroleum based oils and paints, kerosene, and gasoline. Smothering these types of fires to remove oxygen is a common solution to extinguish these types of fires.

• Class C fire Extinguisher

  Fire extinguishers with a Class C rating are suitable for fires in live electrical equipment. Both mono-ammonium phosphate and sodium bicarbonate are commonly used to fight this type of fire because of their nonconductive properties

• Class D fire Extinguisher

  A Class D Fire Extinguisher is characterized by the presence of burning metals. Only certain metals are flammable and examples of combustible metals include sodium, potassium, uranium, lithium, plutonium, and calcium, with the most common Class D fires, involve magnesium and titanium. The best and only recommended way to extinguish a Class D fire is to use a dry powder fire extinguisher. This works by smothering the fire, and therefore the oxygen within it, and also absorbing the heat contained within the fire, eventually leading to its extinction. Powder fire extinguishers will also stop the burning metal.

• Class K Fire Extinguisher

  A Class K fire Extinguisher is defined as a cooking fire involving combustion from liquids used in food preparation. Wet chemical fire extinguishers are used to extinguish these types of fires.
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