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Fire Extinguisher Training

Fire Extinguisher Training. Four things must be present at the same time in order to produce fire: Enough oxygen to sustain combustion, Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature, Some sort of fuel or combustible material, and

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Fire Extinguisher Training

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  1. Fire Extinguisher Training

  2. Four things must be present at the same time in order to produce fire: • Enough oxygen to sustain combustion, • Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature, • Some sort of fuel or combustible material, and • The chemical, exothermic reaction that is fire. Essentially, fire extinguishers put out fire by taking away one or more elements of the fire triangle/tetrahedron.

  3. Fire Hazards: Electrical Abuse

  4. Fire Hazards: Electrical Abuse • Use only 15 amp fused power strips. • Replace damaged wires and outlets immediately. • Match appliance power requirements to circuit power. • Size of extension cord should match appliance power cord to prevent overheating.

  5. Fire Hazards: Electrical Abuse

  6. Fire Doors • Neverprop open fire doors with wedges or other objects. • The purpose of these doors is to prevent smoke and heat from traveling up stairwells and along corridors.

  7. Mechanical & Electrical Closets

  8. Different types of fire extinguishers are designed to fight different classes of fire. Class A (Pressurized Water) Class B (Carbon Dioxide) Class C (Dry Chemical) Class ABC (Graphite-type Chemical)

  9. Class ABCExtinguishers • "ABC" indicates that they are designed to extinguish Class A, B, and C fires • ABC extinguishers are red and range in size from 5 lbs to 20 lbs • Read the labels and know their locations!

  10. Video “Portable Fire Extinguishers”

  11. P A S S Pull the pin Aim at the base of the fire Squeeze the handle Sweep side to side

  12. Lunch & Ice Cream Social

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