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9 Cards in this Set
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Classes of fire? |
A- carbonaceous materials, wood, paper, straw, rubber, extinguish by cooling with water Water B- flammable liquids, alcohols, petrol, oil, paint, extinguish by smothering with foam and interrupting with dry powder Foam C- gases LPG, acetylene, extinguish by starving the fire Dry Chem D- combustible metals, magnesium, sodium, calcium, special smothering Ternary eutectic powders E- involving electrical equipment, extinguish by smothering Dry chem F- cooking oils and fats, extinguish by smothering Wet chem or foam |
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Water extinguisher? |
All red Nine litres of water Class a fires 700KPA pressure 60 seconds max Throw 6m Cooling remove head and smothers removing oxygen |
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Foam extinguisher? |
Solid blue or red with blue band 8.4litres of water and 0.6litres of AFFF 700KPA pressure 45 seconds 5m throw Smothering removing oxygen and cooling removing heat |
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Dry chem extinguisher? |
Red with white band 4.5/9kg of mono ammonium phosphate (ABE) or sodium bicarbonate (BE) ABE- class A, B, C and E BE- class BCE and F 1350kpa pressure 45 to 60 seconds 3-4 m throw Dry powder interrupts chemical chain reaction of the fire tetrahedron |
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Carbon dioxide extinguisher? |
Red with black band Class B and E No pressure gauge 15 seconds 1 - 2 m throw Smothering oxygen Vapour density 1.65 Expansion rate 450:1 |
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Vaporising liquid extinguisher? |
Solid yellow or red with yellow band Class A, B and E 700KPA pressure 7 to 10 seconds 2.5 to 3m Interrupts flame chain reaction |
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Wet chemical extinguisher? |
Solid oatmeal or red with oatmeal band 7litres Class F or A 700KPA 60 seconds 3m throw Smothering oxygen and cooling heat |
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PASS? |
Pull - the pin Aim - nozzle at base of fire Squeeze - the handle Sweep - nozzle side to side |
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Fire Blanket? |
Used for Class A B or F Made from fibre glass |
