Fire Safety

Fire Safety

Fire Safety Illustration — Dallas, TX — Eagle Fire Extinguisher Company

Class A 

Class A extinguishers are for ordinary combustible materials such as paper, wood, cardboard, and most plastics. The numerical rating on these types of extinguishers indicates the amount of water it holds and the amount of fire it can extinguish.

Class B 

Class B fires involve flammable or combustible liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, grease, and oil. The numerical rating for class B extinguishers indicates the approximate number of square feet of fire it can extinguish.

Class C

Class C fires involve electrical equipment, such as appliances, wiring, circuit breakers, and outlets. never use water to extinguish class C fires - the risk of electrical shock is far too great! Class C extinguishers do not have a numerical rating. The C classification means the extinguishing agent is non-conductive.

Class D 

Class D fire extinguishers are commonly found in a chemical laboratory. They are for fires that involve combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, potassium, and sodium. These types of extinguishers also have no numerical rating, nor are they given a multi-purpose rating - they are designed for class D fires only.

Class K 

Class K fires are fires that involve vegetable oils, animal oils, or fats in cooking appliances. This is for commercial kitchens, including those found in restaurants, cafeterias, and caterers.

Clean Agent

Clean Agent extinguishers is an environmentally friendly alternative and do not leave any type of residue. Clean agent extinguishers are effective on all Class B and C which involve petrol, oil, propane, and butane. Due to the agent not being conductive and delicate it can also be used for electrical fires and will not damage any equipment.
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