fire fighting

1. FIRE FIGHTING
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2. FIRE TRIANGLE
• FUEL
• HEAT
• OXYGEN
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3. EXTINGUISHING METHODS
• STARVING it of fuel
• SMOTHERING it – to cut off the supply of
oxygen
• COOLING it – to remove the heat
• INHIBITING the chemical chain reaction.
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4. CLASS A FIRES
• Common solid fuels
• Extinguished by cooling
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5. CLASS B FIRES
• Involve flammable and
combustible liquids
• Extinguished by
smothering or
inhibiting the reaction
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6. CLASS C FIRES
• Involve flammable
gases.
• Extinguished by
starving of fuel
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7. CLASS D FIRES
• Involve combustible
metals.
• Extinguished by special
smothering methods
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8. ELECTRICAL FIRES
• Not an official class
• Not a fuel
• Extinguished by
smothering or
inhibiting reaction
• Medium need to be
non conducting.
• Extinguishers have (E)
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9. CLASS F FIRES
• Involve combustible
fats and oils
• Often in deep fryers
• Special smothering or
chemical methods
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11. WATER
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12. FOAM
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13. DRY POWDER
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14. CO2
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15. VAPORISONG LIQUID
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16. WET CHEMICAL
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18. FIRE BLANKETS
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19. RESPONSE PRECEDURES
• REMOVE PEOPLE from immediate danger.
• ALERT nearby staff and members of the
public.
• CONFINE FIRE and SMOKE close windows
and doors (if safe to do so).
• EXTINGUISH or control fire (if safe to do
so).
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20. CONSIDERATIONS
• What sort of fire is this?
• Do I have the training and equipment to
safely handle it?
• What sort of hazards are involved?
• What precautions do I need to take?
• Is it worth the risks involved to fight the fire?
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21. HOW TO EXTINGUISH
• P ull out the safety pin, test the extinguisher
• A im at the base of the fire.
• S queeze the operating handle.
• S weep the stream of firefighting agent back
and forth across the base of the fire
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22. REMEMBER
SAFETY FIRST
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