Fire extinguisher Fire extinguishers or manual extinguishers were hand - held devices containing a substance used to extinguish a fire . They were typically located in easily accessible areas , such as the bridge , engineering , and corridor s of a starship . ( ; ) In 1986 , Gregory ' s forklift had a fire extinguisher attached to it . ( ) In 2152 , while being pursued by three Mazarite ship s , was able to reach its maximum speed of warp 5 , but with considerable difficulty . During the chase , the port plasma injector s blew out , starting a fire , and a crewman had to use an extinguisher to put it out . ( ) In early - 2154 , during a battle with Xindi forces , " Enterprise " sustained heavy damage , with hull breaches and fires on many decks , including engineering . Several crewmen , including Commander Tucker , rushed to put the fires out with extinguishers . ( ) Later the same year , a plasma conduit ruptured aboard " Enterprise " , causing a fire on E deck . A nearby engineering crewman got a fire extinguisher and put the fire out . ( ) " In the alternate reality 2258 , fire extinguishers were available at the Riverside Shipyard . " ( ) In 2369 , Major Kira Nerys used a fire extinguisher to fight the fire aboard the Kobliad transport ship " Reyab " and extinguished the fire in Rao Vantika ' s holding cell . ( ) The same year Major Kira was carrying a portable fire extinguisher when Sisko and Kira tried to free Julian Bashir and the ambassador s Taxco , Vadosia , and Lojal . ( ) When the school aboard Deep Space 9 was destroyed by a bomb , a Bajoran officer cleared the fire by using a fire extinguisher . ( ) Bajoran sub - impulse fighter s were equipped with fire extinguishers . In 2370 , Lieutenant Jadzia Dax attempted to use one to put a fire out in a plasma conduit , but it was empty . The fighter subsequently crashed on the surface of Bajor . ( ) Following the transport of " Voyager " into the Delta Quadrant , Harry Kim used a fire extinguisher in sickbay to get control over a fire in an exploded console . ( ) In late 2371 , during a joint Obsidian Order / Tal Shiar attack on the , Lovok ' s Warbird was severely damaged . During the battle , a section of the bridge set on fire . Two Romulan officer s quickly proceeded to put it out using Romulan fire extinguishers . ( ) In 2372 , the suffered severe damage during Dr . Lenara Kahn ' s attempt to create an artificial wormhole . The entire engine room was engulfed in a plasma fire . Lieutenant Commander Eddington observed the extinguishers the damage control team were carrying would not be enough to put it out . ( ) In 2375 , the , carrying Odo and Weyoun 6 , was attacked by several Jem ' Hadar fighter s . During the engagement , the runabout interior caught fire . Weyoun , using a manual extinguisher , put the fire out . ( ) Later the same year , during the Second Battle of Chin ' toka , Ensign Nog reported that the fire - suppression system aboard the " Defiant " went down . Lieutenant Commander Worf then told him to use a manual extinguisher instead . ( ) During the Battle of the Briar Patch in late - 2375 , the was attacked by two Son ' a battle cruiser s employing subspace weapon ory . During the battle a fire had developed in engineering , which Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge put out using an extinguisher . He used the same extinguisher later in the battle , after another fire had set a crewman ' s uniform alight . ( )