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Fire Safety &
Fire Extinguisher Use
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How Does a Fire Work?
Three components
Need all three
components to start afire
Fire extinguishers
remove one or more of
the components
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Extinguishing Methods
Starvation
Cooling Covering
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Types of Fires Class A - Wood, paper,cloth,
trash
Class B - Flammable liquids,
oil, gas, grease
Class C - Electrical, energizedelectrical equipment
Class D - Combustible metals
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Different Kinds of Extinguishers
The 4 most common fire extinguishers:
All Purpose Water
Carbon Dioxide
Multi-Purpose Dry Chemical
Dry Powder
Each kind of extinguisher has a specific use
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Carbon Dioxide
Use on CLASS B andCLASS C fires
Hard, plastic nozzle
No pressure gauge
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Multi-Purpose Dry Chemical
Use on CLASS A,
CLASS B, andCLASS C fires
Fine powder under
pressure Pressure gauge present
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What to do?
If a fire is observed:
1) Activate the alarm system.
2) Notify the control room.
3) Follow the site Emergency Action
Plan/Emergency Response Plan.
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Keep in mind the winddirection.
Always fight fire with wind
blowing from your back
towards fire.
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Appropriate use of extinguishers
You can fight the fire with your back
toward an escape route
The extinguisher matches the fire type
The extinguisher works effectively
You are properly trained in the use of the
extinguisher
You are confident you can put the fire out
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Inappropriate use of extinguishers
The fire is large and has grown beyond its
original confined space
Your escape path is threatened
You are not sure if you have the correcttype of fire extinguisher
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Personal hazards
Smoke and noxious fumes
Smoke and fumes cause unconsciousness
Death may result
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P.A.S.S. Method
Pull the pin
This will allow you to
squeeze the handle in order
to discharge theextinguisher
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P.A.S.S. Method
Aim at the base of
the fire
Aiming at the middle
will do no good.
The agent will pass
through the flames.
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P.A.S.S. Method
Squeeze the
handle
This will release the
pressurizedextinguishing agent
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P.A.S.S. Method
Sweep side to side
Cover the entire area that
is on fire. Continue
until fire is
extinguished. Keep aneye on the area for
re-lighting.
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When NOT to Fight a Fire!
Remember to keep an
exit to your back
Only fight a fire in the
incipient stage
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Most Important Slide
NEVERfight a fire if any of the following apply:
Dont have the proper extinguisher orequipment
Fire has spread beyond its point of origin
Your instincts tell you GET OUT
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Emergency Procedures
In the Event of Fire
Pull nearest alarm station
Immediately exit the building
If you hear an alarm
DO NOT
assume it is a drill,
your life may depend on it!