Fire Safety

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Fire Safety Fire Extinguisher Use
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How Does a Fire Work?

• Three components
• Need all three components to start a fire
• Fire extinguishers remove one or more of the
  components

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Types of Fires

• Class A - Paper, Cloth, Wood, Rubber
• Class B - Flammable Liquids, Oil, Grease, Paint
• Class C - Propane, Butane, Hydrogen, Acetylene
• Class D - Combustible Metals, Magnesium, Sodium

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Different Kinds of Extinguishers

• The 4 most common fire extinguishers
• Water
• Carbon Dioxide CO2
• Foam
• Dry Powder
• Each kind of extinguisher has a specific use

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Water

• Red body
• Suitable for use on Class A Fires, wood and paper
  etc.
• Not suitable for combustible liquids, cooking
  fats etc.
• Not safe to use on fires involving electricity
• Extinguishes by cooling

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Carbon Dioxide

• Black body (Old type) or red body with black
  label (New type).
• Best on Class B and C fires but safe to use on
  any type of fire
• Safe to use on fires involving electricity
  Extinguishes by reducing oxygen levels and
  cooling.

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Foam

• Cream body (Old type) or Red Body with Cream
  label.
• Suitable for Class A and B Fires.
• Not suitable for use on fires involving
  electricity
• Extinguishes by cooling and sealing the surface
  of a burning liquid

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Dry Powder

• Blue body (Old type) or Red body with blue label.
• Best on Class B fires but safe to use on any type
  of fire.
• Works by chemically interfering with the
  combustion reaction

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P.A.S.S. Method

• Pull the pin
• This will allow you to squeeze the handle in
  order to discharge the extinguisher

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P.A.S.S. Method

• Aim at the base of the fire
• Aiming at the middle will do no good.
• The agent will pass through the flames.

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P.A.S.S. Method

• Squeeze the handle
• This will release the pressurized extinguishing
  agent

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P.A.S.S. Method

• Sweep side to side
• Cover the entire area that is on fire. Continue
  until fire is extinguished.
• Keep an eye on the area for re-lighting.

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When NOT to Fight a Fire!

• Remember to keep an exit to your back
• Only fight a fire in the incipient stage

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Most Important Slide

• NEVER fight a fire if any of the following apply

• Dont have the proper extinguisher or equipment
• Fire has spread beyond its point of origin
• Your instincts tell you GET OUT

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Emergency Procedures

• In the Event of Fire
• Raise the Alarm at the nearest call point
• Immediately exit the building
• If you hear an alarm
• DO NOT
• assume it is a drill,
• your life may depend on it!

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Emergency Procedures

• Building Evacuation
• Proceed to nearest exit in an orderly fashion
• Assemble at least 100 feet from building
• Provide emergency services with information about
  people still in the building
• Provide information to emergency services about
  the reason for evacuation
• Never re-enter a building until instructed to by
  the emergency services