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NFPA Standard 10
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Standard for Portable Fire Extinguisher
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page 125
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NFPA Standard 1901 requires -portable extinguisher-
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that apparatus have two approved portable fire extinguishers with mounting brackets. These must be suitable on class B and class C fires. Requires pumping apparatus to carry 2 and half gallon or larger water extinguisher for use on class A fires.
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page 125
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Stored Pressure water extinguisher or air-pressurized water (APW) extinguisher
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water stored under pressure useful for small class A fires.
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page 127
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Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF)
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Water with a AFFF mixture stored under pressure which can be used on class A and B fires and form a foam blanket.
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page 128
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Halon Extinguishers
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Chemical compound effective at extinguishing class A, B, and C fires. Due to ozone-depletion potential the were phaseout out of product in 2000.
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page 129
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Carbon dioxide extinguishers
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Carbon dioxide stored under its own pressure as a liquefied compress gas, with a slow discharge, limited reach large horn, effective on class B and C fires.
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page 130
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Dry chemical extinguishers
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Dry chemical under pressure or cartridge-operated used to extinguish class A, B, & C or B, & C.
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page 130-131
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Dry powder extinguishers
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Suitable for class D fires, it maybe distributed by portable extinguisher or shovel and scoop. No one agent is suitable for all class D.
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page 133
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symbol for class A
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Ordinary Combustible
Green triangle |
page 133
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symbol for class B
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Flammable liquids
Red box |
page 133
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symbol for class C
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Electrical Equipment
Blue circle |
page 133
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symbol for class D
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Combustible metals
Yellow star |
page 133
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Extinguisher numbers
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Used with letters on class A and B only to indicate the relative effectiveness of the extinguisher.
A 2-A will extinguish twice as much as a 1-A. A 20-B will extinguish 20 times as much as a 1-B. |
page 133
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Use of fire extinguisher
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-Apply agent to base of the flames.
-Sweep the nozzle from side to side. |
page 137
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