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FIRE TRIANGLE
The Fire Triangle
Three things must be present at the same time to
produce fire:
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TYPES OF EXTINGUISHERS
The different types of portable extinguishers
are
Water
Foam
Dry chemical powder(DCP)
CO2
How to Use a Fire Extinguisher
It’s easy to remember how to use a fire extinguisher
if you remember the acronym PASS:
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers
Smothers
Dry chemical extinguishers put out fire by coating the fuel with
a thin layer of dust. This separates the fuel from the oxygen in
the air.
Rapid knockdown
No cooling effect
For Class ABC Fires For class D Fires
Mixture of; • Sodium Chloride, with
Ammonium Sulphate graphite mix.
Ammonium Phosphate • Copper powder
Removes Heat.
Formation of steam aids by reducing oxygen content
in vicinity.
Cools the surrounding surfaces.
Mechanical Foam
Excludes air from the flammable vapours.
Eliminates vapour release from fuel surface.
Separates the flames from the fuel surface
• Protein Foam