Limit

damage cause by fire. Originally the goal is to confine a fire to a city block. Nowadays, containing fire to a single area is not enough. Critical facilities require an even higher fire protection system. Must protect not only the building but the real estate as well.

Clean agent is a fire protection tool to suppress fire.

 Permeate

into cabinet and obstructed area. Suited to protect the electronics hidden inside piece of equipment. Non corrosive and non conductive. No need for expensive disaster recovery process. Protection for irreplaceable object of historic or cultural significance.

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agent are safe in occupied area. Goes toxicity test, compatible for people. Escaping from fire is recommended. People were not harm by extinguishing system. Non ozone depleting and safe for the environments.

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type of Halon, Halon 1211 and Halon. Effectively attack fire situation with astonishing success. Extinguish fire without harming the surrounding area. But Halon contain CFCs, when linked to ozone depletion have highest depletion potentials.

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not cause greater damage to human health. Safe for environments. Non ozone depleting. Increase atmospheric lifetime. Do not contribute to global warming.

 Composed

of oxygen diluting gas, 52 percent nitrogen, 40 percent argon,8 percent carbon dioxide. Lowering oxygen content below the level that support combustion. Reduce oxygen to about 12.5 percent. safely below the 15 percent level required for ordinary combustibles to burn. 10 percent level required for human safety.

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discharged to room. It introduce proper mixture to allow for human to breathe in reduce oxygen atmosphere. increase in the carbon dioxide content increases a persons respiration rate. Increase human body ability to absorb oxygen.

 Compound

of carbon, fluorine and hydrogen. Physically cooling the fire at the molecular level. An effective heat transfer agent. Removes heat from the fire to the extent that the combustion reaction cannot sustain itself. Colourless, odourless and electrically nonconductive. Safe for use in total flooding situations.

Works by raising the total heat capacity of the environment. Its molecules at the flame front absorb heat from a fire. Atmosphere will not support combustion. Does not require labour-intensive clean-up operations. Chemically and biologically unreactive, and safe for use in occupied areas. High pressure agent that quickly floods large volumes. Safely used in excessive concentrations.

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flooding and local application

Total flooding apply extinguishing agent to enclosure area, automatically operated, manually by system actuator. Local application, agent applied directly into fire or onto region of fire, manually operated wheel or portable extinguisher.

Design to put out or control small fires

The person using the extinguisher must be trained to use it properly

The extinguisher must be right for the type of fire

Fire must be discovered while it is still small

Must be located where it can be reach easily

Must be in good working order

By cooling

Water is used to cool the burning material below the temperature at which it starts to burn.

By smothering

Carbon dioxide (CO2) or foaming agents are used to smother the burning material so that air is excluded.

By removing the fuel

Usually very difficult to do

By disrupting the Dry chemicals or halon chemical chain are used reaction or interrupting the flame

FUEL SOURCES
Ordinary combustibles Flammable liquid

CLASS OF FIRE
A

TYPE OF EXTINGUISHER
Water, chemical foam, dry chemical Carbon dioxide (CO2) , halon, dry chemical, aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) Carbon dioxide (CO2) , halon, dry chemical Dry powder

Electricity

Combustible metals

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along with their operating instructions and identification marks Can be easily reached In or near corridors or aisles to exits Close to potential fire hazards Where they will not expose people using them to undue risk Where they will not damaged by moving trucks or others work activities, or corroded by chemical processes

Water extinguishers Filled with regular tap water and are typically pressurized with air The best way to remove heat is dump water on the fire but depending on the type of fire, this is not always best position

Dry chemical extinguishers Filled with either foam or powder, usually odium bicarbonate (baking soda) or potassium bicarbonate and pressurized with nitrogen Baking soda is effective because it decomposes 158 degrees Fahrenheit and releases carbon dioxide (which smothers oxygen) once it decomposes.

Carbon Dioxide extinguishers Contain carbon dioxide, a nonflammable and are highly pressurized. Is heavier than oxygen so these extinguishers work by displacing or taking away oxygen from the surrounding area. Very cold so it also works by cooling the fuel.

COOKING EQUIPMENT

Keep appliances clean, and wipe surfaces after spills. Clean stove surfaces and ovens regularly.

HEATING EQUIPMENT

When buying heaters, look for devices with automatic shut off feature

Wear tight-fitting sleeves, or roll them cooking.

Never leave space heaters on when leave the room

Keep flammable objects at least three feet away from the stove.

Space heaters should be kept at least three feet away from anything that can burn

Before deciding to fight a fire

Fire is small and not spreading

How to fight fire safely

Always stand with an exit

Never fight a fire

The fire spreading rapidly

Have proper fire extinguisher for what is burning

Stand several feet away from the fire, moving closer once the fire starts to diminish

Do not know what is burning

Use a sweeping motion and aim at the base of the fire

Do not have the proper fire extinguisher

Too much smoke or at risk of inhaling smoke