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Using a Fire Extinguisher

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Even though there are lots of types of extinguishers you pretty much use them all in the same way. The easy way to remember what do is P.A.S.S. Pull the pin at the top of the fire extinguisher – the one that keeps the handle from being accidentally pressed. Aim the nozzle at the base [...]

CO2 Fire Extinguishers

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These types of fire extinguishers are used for Class B and C fires – flammable liquids and electrical equipment. Please Note that they are not recommended for Class A fires – ordinary combustibles. They may slow a Class A fire down but they typically do not displace enough oxygen to completely put the fire out [...]

Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers

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These are considered multi-purpose fire extinguishers because they are able to deal with more than one class of fire. They are designed to deal with either fire classes A and B or A, B and C. The label on the fire extinguisher will indicate the classes of fire that it can be used on. By [...]

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Working out which fire extinguisher you should buy can be a little bit tricky. There are different types of fires and different types of fire extinguishers and the different types of fires require different fire extinguishers and some types of fire extinguishers should never be used on some types of fires! Confused??? To try to [...]

Water Fire Extinguishers

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The most important thing to remember with water fire extinguishers is that they are only really suitable for Class A type fires – ordinary combustibles such as paper, wood, plastics and cloth. When you have ‘solid’ burning fires water is the simplest way to cool and extinguish them. Water fire extinguishers are great for wood [...]