EXTINGUISHER

Fire Extinguisher Use

 Fire Safety & Fire Extinguisher Use

The Combustion Process

• Three components
• Need all three
components to start a
fire
• Fire extinguishers
remove one or more of
the components.
 Fire Classes
A Trash Wood Paper B Liquids Grease

• wood • gasoline
• paper • oil
• cloth • grease
• etc. • other solvents

C Electrical Equipment • magnesium

COMBUSTIBLE
• sodium
• computers
• potassium
• machines
D • other
• other energized flammable
electrical equip. metals
METALS
 Fire Extinguisher Anatomy

PRESSURE GAUGE
DISCHARGE LEVER (not found on CO2
extinguishers)

DISCHARGE LOCKING PIN CARRYING

AND SEAL HANDLE

DISCHARGE HOSE

DATA PLATE

DISCHARGE NOZZLE BODY

DISCHARGE ORIFICE
Fire Extinguisher Types

A Trash Wood Paper

A Trash Wood Paper
PRESSURIZED WATER
Class “A” fires only

B Liquids Grease
B Liquids Grease

C Electrical Equipment
C Electrical Equipment
Fire Extinguisher Types (cont.)

CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)

A Trash Wood Paper
A Trash Wood Paper

B Liquids Grease
B Liquids Grease

Class “B” or “C” fires

C Electrical Equipment
C Electrical Equipment
Fire Extinguisher Types (cont.)

MULTIPURPOSE DRY CHEMICAL

A Trash Wood Paper
A Trash Wood Paper

B Liquids Grease
B Liquids Grease

Class “A”, “B”, or “C” fires

C Electrical Equipment
C Electrical Equipment
Fighting the Fire

P Pull the pin

Aim low at
A the base of flames

S Squeeze the handle

S Sweep side to side

P.A.S.S. Method

Pull the pin

This will allow you to

squeeze the handle in
order to discharge the
extinguisher
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.
P.A.S.S. Method

Squeeze the
handle

This will release the

pressurized
extinguishing agent
P.A.S.S. Method

Sweep side to
side

Cover the entire area

that is on fire.
Continue until fire is
extinguished. Keep
an eye on the area
for
re-lighting.