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How often should fire extingishers be refilled?
Every year
Where can I find replacement fire extinguishers?
Where ever you purchased your extinguisher from you should be able to return to them to get it refilled. If they do not do refilling they can direct you to the proper place.
How often should a fire extinguisher be refilled if it hasn't been used?
It depends upon what type of extinguisher it is. Many refillable types must be internally inspected on one-year intervals. Others only after 3, 5 or 6 years. NFPA 1 13.6.9 prescribes timetables for inspection, maintenance and recharging of portable fire extinguishers, for reference, although it is not universally adopted.
How often should fire extinguisher be checked?
Commercially speaking, in the UK they have to be checked annually, and signed.
When a person is on fire you should?
Fire extinguisher
Why should not use a chemical fire extinguisher on a metals fire?
Flammable metals often require special chemicals to extinguish, assuming there are any. So, in fact, you WOULD use a "chemical extinguisher", but probably not an ordinary dry chemical extinguisher.
If you have a fire onboard where should you aim the fire extinguisher?
the base of the fire
How often should a powder extinguisher be checked?
Fire extinguishers should be inspected annually - by a suitably qualified person.
When using a fire extinguisher to put out a fire you should sweep?
at the base of the fire
When using a fire extinguisher to put out fire you should sweep where?
at the base of the fire
Where should you position the extinguisher bottle when fighting fires with the 150 pound halon 1211 fire extinguisher?
Downwind from the fire.
Proper fire extinguisher for a electrical fire?
ABC, BC or C. It is often best to disconnect the electrical power and use an extinguisher appropriate for whatever type of fuel happens to be burning (A or B). Do NOT use a water-type A fire extinguisher on an energized electrical fire.
