Fire SafetyFire Safety

Types of Fires and Types of Fires and

Fire ExtinguishersFire Extinguishers

Types of Types of ExtinguishersExtinguishers

Water Water Dry ChemicalDry Chemical Carbon DioxideCarbon Dioxide Sand/SaltSand/Salt

Types of FiresTypes of Fires

Class A FiresClass A Fires

All fires that leave All fires that leave ashesashes

Example: wood, Example: wood, paper, tissues, paper, tissues, fabricsfabrics

Use water or dry Use water or dry chemical chemical extinguishersextinguishers

Class B FiresClass B Fires

Fires with Fires with flammable liquidsflammable liquids

Example: gas, Example: gas, lighter fluids, lighter fluids, solventssolvents

Use a carbon Use a carbon dioxide or dry dioxide or dry chemical chemical extinguisherextinguisher

Class C FiresClass C Fires

Fires involving Fires involving electricity or electricity or electrical deviceselectrical devices

Example: computers, Example: computers, photocopiers, photocopiers, toasterstoasters

Use a carbon dioxide Use a carbon dioxide or dry chemical or dry chemical extinguisherextinguisher

Class D FiresClass D Fires

Fires with burning Fires with burning metalsmetals

Example: sodium, Example: sodium, potassium, potassium, aluminumaluminum

Use sand or salt to Use sand or salt to extinguish extinguish

Proper Use of a Fire Proper Use of a Fire ExtinguisherExtinguisher

PP Pull the pinPull the pin

AA Aim nozzle at Aim nozzle at base of base of the firethe fire

SS Squeeze the Squeeze the trigger trigger and hold and hold the the extinguisher extinguisher uprightupright

SS Sweep back and Sweep back and forth forth over the base of over the base of the the fire to cover all fire to cover all

burning materialburning material