Fire extinguishers are devices used to control and help remove fires. There are several types of fire extinguishers including water, carbon dioxide, dry powder, foam, clean agent, and sand/water buckets. Proper installation and maintenance of fire extinguishers is important according to guidelines. Fire sprinklers and standposts are also firefighting equipment used in building services.

1. Building Services
Fire Extinguisher
SUBMITTED BY:
VAIBHAV MUDGAL
B.ARCH 3RD YEAR
IDEAL SCHOOL OF
ARCHITECTURE

2. What is Fire Extinguisher ?
• A Fire extinguisher is a device which can be
used to control a fire. Fire extinguishers can
help remove the fire, and may stop it from
burning.

3. Things to remember before installation of
fire extinguishers.
• Brass Valve Chrome Plated Heavy duty
• BIS Approved
• CE Certified.
• Maintenance should be done as per IS 2190:2010
• Must Check the color band according to need.
• Extinguisher/ Equipments must be according to guidelines
given by concerned disaster authority.

4. Types of fire extinguisher
Water
• Water extinguishers are for Class A fires only.
• The discharge stream could spread the flammable liquid in a
Class B fire or could create a shock hazard on a Class C fire.
• Color Band- Black
• Easy and No Maintenance and Service.
• Can not be used on electrical fires.
• Used in- Schools / Theaters, Apartments,
Office, Textile / Wood
Industry, Warehouses

5. Carbon Dioxide
• Carbon dioxide can be used on Class B & C fires.
• They are usually ineffective on Class A fires.
• Color Band- Black
• Features- Colorless, Odorless
• Used in -Rail Yards / Warehouses Construction
Sites,Airports,Electrical Substation, Meter Room,DG
Room,Power Sector.

6. A B C Type Dry Powder
• ABC or Multi-Purpose extinguishers comprise of a special
fluidized and siliconized mono ammonium phosphate dry
chemical
• It is use for Class A fires and breaks the chain reaction of Class
B fires
• Easy and More Economical to Maintain and Service
• Used in- Homes, Offices,
Buildings, Warehouses,
Cinema halls.
• Color Band- Blue
• Capacity-1-9kg

7. Dry Powder
• Dry Chemical powder extinguishers utilize a specially
siliconized Sodium Bicarbonate.
• It insulates class B , C fires by forming a cloud and cutting off
the oxygen supply.
• Used in- Homes / Offices,Buildings,Warehouses,Pump Room,
Refinery
• Color band- Blue
• Capacity- 4kg-9kg

8. Foam Based Extinguisher
• Foam has the ability to form an aqueous film which quickly
over water-insoluble hydrocarbon fuel surfaces causing rapid
fire extinguishment and vapour suppression for class B fires.
• Also it provides excellent penetrating and wetting qualities
when used on class A fires.
• Foam extinguishers are ideal for fires involving volatile liquids
and freely burning materials such as lubricant, oil fires, paper,
cloth, wood, etc.
• Only for fighting class A and B fire.
• Easy and Maintenance and Service.
• Do not use on electrical fires.

9. • Used in-Paints, Lubricants, Chemical Industry, Oil
Fire/Refinery, Kitchen/Restaurant, Boiler Room.
• Color Band- Yellow

10. Clean Agent Fire Extinguisher
• CLEAN AGENT replaces Halon 1211 as the agent-of-choice for
applications where the agent must be clean, electrically
nonconductive, environment-friendly, extremely low in
toxicity and exceptionally effective.
• Suitable for Class A, B and C fires.
• Low Global Warming Potential.
• Low Ozone Depletion Potential.
• Short Atmospheric Lifetime
• Useful for- Computer Rooms / Laboratories, Essential
Communication Area, Server-data Room / Tele-
communications, Aerospace- Warehouse, Hospitals - Medical
Equipment's, Sensitive Expensive Equipment.
• Color Band- Green

11. Other Fire Extinguisher
• Sand Bucket
• Water Bucket

12. Fire Fighting Equipment
Stand posts:
• Standpipes for Fire Brigade use available with Aluminium/
copper/ G.I. provided with Instantenous/ threaded Inlet and
Outlets.
• Made up of Aluminium/ Copper/ G.I. Pipe. Gunmetal/ Al. alloy
Inlet/ Outlet.
• Sizes : 2½", 4"
• Item Description : Fire Hydrant Stand Pipe Double
outlet, having 63mm Female Round
Thread / Female Inst.Inlet & 2 nos. 63mm
Female Inst.Outlet used for Under ground
Fire Hydrant Valve

13. Standposts
• Standposts for mounting of Hydrants/ monitors in Firewater
systems. Welded Construction.
• Builders using M.S. Pipe to IS:1239 class C, M.S. Flanges as per
IS:226
• Outlet : Swivel head/ female Instantaneous.
• Sizes : 3", 4", 6"
• Item Description : MS Double Stand Post 100mm NB
flanged Inlet & 2 nos. 80mm NB
flanged outlet for mounting 2 nos. single
outlet Fire Hydrant Valve

14. Fire Sprinklers
• Sprinkler is thermo-sensitive quarzoid liquid glassbulb burst
actuated type and be standard products.
• All sprinklers is brass castings polished / chrome OR white
(polyester) unless stated otherwise and rated for 12.0
KG/CM2 WG and factory tested for 34.0 KG/CM2. Sprinklers is
pendant OR side wall type as specified and shown on
drawings.