0
The foam cuts the connection of fire with air (oxygen) & thus puts out fire.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why would you use foam to put out a fire?
Not normal foam but carbon dioxide foam from a fire extinguisher. This special foam covers the fire and takes all the oxygen out of it, and with no oxygen, no fire!!!
How do you put out oven fire?
smother it or use a foam fire extinguisher
What do fire- fighters use to put out an aircraft fire?
Water and foam
How do you put a airplane fire out?
put foam over the foam
How do you put out a LPG fire?
Use a dry powder extinguisher or foam (guess)
What do firefighter use to put out fire?
Water, foam, powdered chemicals like sodium bicarbonate
Why do you use foam on a oil fire?
foam is used for fire suppression. what it does is it cools the fire and to coats the fuel, preventing its contact with oxygen, and then the fire is out.
Why can't you put out a fire with a foam extinguisher?
Well, you CAN- depending on the type of fire.
How do you put a plane fire out?
By using a fire extinguisher, which will take away the oxygen. this means that the fire triangle will lose a side. the fire triangle consists of 3 things, heat/fuel/oxygen. when doing this you have to use the right extinguisher. for plane fires use water foam to separate the fuel from the oxygen. (water foam is like foam bubbles but a lot more sticky)
What should be used to put off petrol fire?
foam fire extinguisher or a fire retardant spray
Which gas helps make the foam that firefighter use?
well the tank that holds the foam is compressed with co2 but what actually makes the foam is the nozzle it acts as an aerator and thus making the liquid into foam ----------------------------------------- Air is the most simple example of gas used in foam fire extinguishers.
How does a fire triangle put a fire out?
It tells you the elements of a fire, therefore it will help the easiest way to put out a fire. The 3 elements are: Oxygen, Heat and fuel. An example: A chip pan fire using oil. Foam extinguisher, as the foam sits on top of the oil, cutting off the oxygen.
