HOW TO PUT OFF FIRE USING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER - FIRE SERVICE
Channel: SavvymeisVersed
Date: 2021-08-19

A fire service or fire brigade or fire department, also known as a fire authority is an organization or body that provides firefighting services. They may also provide technical rescue, fire protection, fire investigation, emergency medical services, and hazardous material mitigation.

They may be government or private agencies though, mostly government agencies. They are helpful for stopping fire explosions in companies, industries, banks, institutions, luxurious vehicles, or highly penetrating fires.

** There are six different types of fire classes. Hence, the
 types Of Fires that can be stopped by fire extinguishers are:
 
• Class A Fires: These are fires caused by combustible materials, such as wood,  plastic, cloth, paper, rubber, and many plastics, and flammable solids.

• Class B Fires: These are fires in flammable and combustible liquids such as; petroleum, turpentine, paint, petroleum greases, tars, oils, oil-based paints, solvents, lacquers, alcohols, and flammable gases.

• Class C Fires: These are Fires that involve energized electrical equipment, flammable gases including; methane, butane or hydrogen among others.

• Class D Fires: These are fires caused by combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium, lithium, potassium, aluminium, Potassium permanganate, and among others.

• Class K or F Fires: These class of fires are caused in cooking appliances that involve combustible cooking media or cooking oils such as; vegetable oil, animal oils and fats, and frying pan.

• Electrical Fires: These are fires involving electrical equipment but upon removal of the electrical item, the fire class is changed.

##TYPES OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

#WATER SPRAY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
This type of extinguisher comes equipped with a spray nozzle with a very long pipe attached, instead of a jet nozzle which means the water is able to cover much greater surface area quickly in order to put out fire more rapidly. The spray nozzle is a huge machine equipment that is built upon a large vehicle for easier transportation.

# DRY POWDER EXTINGUISHERS
The standard dry powder extinguishers are also known as ABC extinguishers as these can be used for class A, class B and class C fires. However, these should not be used in enclosed spaces as the dry powder in the extinguisher can be easily inhaled. Also, it’s not easy to clean up the leftover residue once the fire is over. These can also be used for fires involving electrical equipment. There are also special dry powder extinguishers that are typically used for fires caused by flammable metals. The label colour for this type of extinguisher is blue.
This type of fire extinguisher may be used for fires caused by various organic materials including wood, coal, textiles, fabrics, cardboard and paper among others. It may also be used for fires caused by flammable liquids including petrol and paint as well as flammable gases including acetylene and liquid petroleum gas. Any fires that involve electrical equipment up to 1000 V may also be dealt with the help of this fire extinguisher.

#CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EXTINGUISHERS
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) ExtinguisherCO2 extinguishers are mainly used for electrical fire risks and are usually the main fire extinguisher type provided in computer server rooms. They also put out Class B fires. CO2 extinguishers suffocate fires by displacing the oxygen the fire needs to burn. It comes with a nozzle pipe that has a metallic K- Shape object attached to the end, through which the CO2 gas is released.  This type of extinguisher has a black label.

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