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A water fire extinguisher (called a "Class A"extinguisher) is only useful on fires involving wood, paper, cardboard, and most plastics. An extinguisher labelled "Class B" is for fires involving flammable liquids, and "Class C" is for electrical equipment fires.
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Class A: Used to put out fires involving combustible substances such as paper, wood, or plasticClass B: Used to put out fires consuming a flammable liquid, such as gasoline or oil, or a flammable gas like propane.Class C: Used to put out fires caused by electrical energy.Class D: Used to put out fires involving combustible metals such as magnesium, lithium or sodiumClass K: Used in kitchen fires involving deep fat fryers or other grease.The article below goes into more detail on fire extinguishers and the classes.
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Class B fire extinguishers are for fires of flammable liquids (grease, gasoline, oil, propane, paints). The numerical rating of "1" signifies the the number of square feet of the flammable fire that a non-expert could expect to put out.So, a B1 extinguisher will help put a flammable material fire on only one (1) square foot before it runs dry.
The letter W with a horizontal line through it indicates a potential hazard of using water to fight a fire involving a particular material that the sign is on. It can be seen on chemical containers with something that reacts dangerously with water, so it is a warning not to use water to attempt to put out a fire involving the chemical.
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Firefighters use several kinds of fire-fighting chemicals: For ordinary fires: water or a Class A extinguisher For fires involving combustible chemicals such as gasoline, grease, or oil (Class B): C02 (carbon dioxide), dry chemical extinguishers such as foam, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, or monoammonium phosphate For fires involving electrical equipment (Class C): C02 or dry chemical extinguishers such as the above -- never use water on an electrical fire!
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