EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FIRE CONTROL.
TYPES OF FIRE
1. CLASS A FIRE: This is fire caused by wood, dustbin, fabric, paper, plastics. It's not too harsh. Ordinary water can quench it or water with detergent, sand or fire extinguisher can quench it.
2. CLASS B FIRE
This is big/heavy fire, mostly caused by flammable liquids like petroleum fuel, diesel, Gas, kerosene, alcohol etc
This kind of fire, ordinary water can't quench it, it's only chemicals like ammonium phosphate, pressured carbon dioxide, these chemical can quench the oxygen igniting the fire. Fire Glass Cloth to wrap-quench the fire can work. And foam solvent and detergent added to water can quench it too.
3. CLASS C FIRE
This is fire caused by electrical components like transformer blow, electrical appliances, faulty wiring, heater, switches, lights and motor fire.
To quench this fire you'll first of all, off the electrical power supply of the switch that caused the electrical fire and then use carbon dioxide powder chemical to suppress the fire or dry powder fire extinguisher or Fire Glass cloth or Fire Blanket.
#NB:DON'T EVER TRY TO USE WATER TO QUENCH ELECTRICAL FIRE, YOU CAN BE ELECTROCUTED AND DIE STRAIGHT.
4. CLASS D FIRE
This is fire caused by combustible metals like aluminium, magnesuim, sodium, lithium, titanium, etc.
To quench this kind of fire , use dry powder agents like sodium chloride, powder copper, graphite powder #nb don't mix with water. You can use dry powder extinguisher or Fire glass cloth or fire blanket.
5. CLASS K FIRE
This is cooking fire like fire that spark from grease, lard, olive oil, butter, animal fat, vegetable oil, stove fire, oven fire.
To quench it, use fire extinguisher, COVER THE POT WITH POT COVER, or use baking soda for your kitchen can quench it too OR FIRE BLANKET TO COVER THE FIRE POT.
6. PERSONAL FIRE INCIDENT
If your cloth catch fire, Red Cross advise that you fall to the ground, first cover your face, then begin to roll on the ground back and forth multiple times, until the fire quench, while you shout for help.
HOUSE FIRE: If fire break out in your house, run away first while you shout for help. If fire catch your building, lie down flat for ground, then feel the door handle before you open to run out, make you no mistakenly open another fire to yourself.
#NB DON'T USE ORDINARY WATER TO QUENCH FIRE, IT SPREAD THE FIRE - ACCORDING TO NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
HOW TO USE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
First of all make sure you're standing 6 to 8 feet away
1. Pull the pin
2. Aim low , you need to point the nozzle(spraying mouth) towards the base of the fire.
3. Squeeze the lever below or under the extinguisher handle.
4. Then spray it from side to side while you carefully move towards the fire.
FIRE SERVICE NUMBER 08033867479
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