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How to use a table Fire Extinguisher Brought to you by www.femalifesafety.org For more fire protection training materials, please visit: www.femalifesafety.org 2006 © Fire Equipment ManufacturersÕ Association FIRE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERSÔ ASSOCIATION, INC. 1300 Sumner Avenue and protecting property through TYPES OF FIRES Class A fires are fires inas wood, paper, cloth, trash, Class B fires are fires inare flammable gases such fires do not include fires involving cooking oils and grease. Class C fires es involvingenergized electrical equipmentsuch as motors, transformers,and appliances. Remove the Class D fires are fires in Class K fires fires in cooking oils and greases such as animalfats and vegetable fats. BEFORE USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, fireto alert others Provided by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). the pin. the nozzle or hose atthe base of the fire from therecommended safe distance. the operatinglever to discharge the fireextinguishing agent. ting at the recommended fire diminishes. Watch the When itÕs time to use a Fire Extinguisher, TYPES OF EXTINGUISHERS Dry Chemical fire extinguishers extinguish thefire primarily by interrupting the chemical reaction TodayÕs most widely used type of that is effective on Class A, B and C fires. This agent also works by creating a barrier between the oxygen Ordinary dry chemical is for Class B & C fires only. extinguished successfully. Water and Foam fire extinguishers extinguishthe fire by taking away the heat from the fire. Water extinguishers are for Class Aes due to the shock hazard. Carbon Dioxide extinguishers extinguishthe firbyfuel and heat, and also by removing the heat with on Class B & C fires. They are usually ineffective on Wet Chemical prevents re-ignition by creating a barrier between Wet chemical orClass K extinguishers were developed for modern,high efficiency deep fat fryers in commercial Halogenated or Clean Agent are either based on halocarbon agents or on the ever, were chemically active and interfered with the chemical reactions occurring in the combustion zone. Halocarbon and halon 1211 extinguishersarfective on Class A, B, and C type fires,although ver extinguishers arbyseparating the fuel from the oxygen element ofthe fire. powder extinguishers ares, onlyTheyarfective on all other classes of fires. ater Mist extinguishers ararthe heat from the fire. They ar the clean agent extinguishers whercontamination is a concern. ater mist extinguishers arprimarily for Class A fires, although they arClass C fires as well. eextinguisher.com