Patent ID: 7325350

Claim:
A firearm for extinguishing a fire from a position remote from the fire, comprising: a) a pistol; and c) a cartridge; wherein said cartridge contains a pressurized fire extinguishant; wherein said cartridge is disposed in said pistol; wherein said cartridge is selectively discharged from said pistol; and wherein said pressurized fire extinguishant exits said cartridge as said cartridge exits said pistol and travels towards the fire; wherein said pistol comprises a handle; wherein said pistol comprises a barrel; wherein said pistol comprises firing apparatus; wherein said barrel has a muzzle end; wherein one side wall of said muzzle end of said barrel has a through slot; wherein said cartridge comprises a head; wherein said cartridge comprises a casing; wherein said head has a front end; wherein said had has a rear end; wherein said casing has a front end; wherein said casing has a rear end; wherein said front end of said casing is removably attached to said rear end of said head by mating portions of hook and loop fasteners; and wherein said mating portions of hook and loop fasteners allow said casing and said head to be independent of each other prior to use.