A fire extinguisher is a cylindrical metal container which is used to put out fires. It usually contains a foam or vaporizing liquid. The contents are pressurized in order to produce a powerful spray of water, foam or powder to put out a fire.
Have you ever realized how important fire extinguisher safety is for you and your family? When you are planning ahead and preparing for emergencies, you will want to purchase fire extinguishers for your home, and for each of your cars. The more you have the safer you are!
Do you have home fire extinguishers on hand and ready in case of a fire?
Fire extinguishers should be ready and available in several places throughout your home. The first place to have a fire extinguisher is near your stove. Make sure that your kitchen fire extinguisher is not too close to the stove, due to the fact that a fire may occur and you may not have access to the fire extinguisher because of the flames. The best location for your fire extinguisher will be between six and eight feet away from the stove.
The garage would be another good location for a fire extinguisher. There are many types of fires that can start in a garage so you would want to have your fire extinguisher easily accessible.
Knowing that you have fire extinguishers in several key places throughout your home will help you and your family to be better prepared for a fire emergency.
How to use a home fire extinguisher:
Remember that there are different types of home fire extinguishers, some of them have a small hose to aim at the fire, while the smaller units have just a nozzle.
Another thing to remember is you should learn how to use a fire extinguisher before a fire occurs. It is not a good idea to try and read the instructions while you are in an emergency situation.
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Fire extinguishers are designed and constructed to put out a fire. The term used here is fire extinguisher, and a fire extinguisher is applied to extinguish (put out) a fire. It's that simple. Naturally there are different types of extinguishers for different applications, but other questions here speak to that.
Usually, a fire extinguisher that uses water to extinguish the fire.
to put out fires tht is why it is called a FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
For putting out a small fire.
You need to use a Class B extinguisher on flammable liquids.
A class C fire extinguisher is used for electrical fires. A all purpose A, B, C extinguisher can also be used.
Fire extinguisher
Yes. They are rated for the type of fire they can be used against, and the capacity of the extinguisher.
Only the type of fire that is highlighted
Read the label on the extinguisher.
Read the label on the extinguisher.
They can get very damaged and even broken if the fire extinguisher hits them
What 'type' the fire is. The right extinguisher must be used for any fire. Or, more importantly - it can be very dangerous to use the wrong type of extinguisher, such as one with water should never be used on an electrical fire.
A class C fire is an electrical fire. A class C extinguisher is approved for electrical fires.
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Because mono ammonium phosphate itsself is a excellent fire retardant, that is very it is used in the DCP fire extinguisher.