Mr. Stewarts Fire Test Cards

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class B rating - classified or rated using a # designation, the number is an indication of the approx. area of a fire involving a ___ inch layer of flammable liquid that can be extinguished by a novice/ inexperienced operater

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2 inch

Front 2

a lab tech/ expert can extinguish ___ times more fire than a novice

Back 2

2 times

Front 3

a ___ rating are considered for outdoor fires

Back 3

2OB

Front 4

this class is bot assigned a # and signifies only that the agent is electrically non conductive

Back 4

CLASS C

Front 5

the CLASS K rating is for _______ _____ fires

Back 5

commercial cooling

Front 6

the new fuel used must be new vegetable shortening of oil with _________ agents & an auto ignition temperature of at least ________

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anti-foaming agents & 685 degrees

Front 7

4 characteristics of water as an extinguishing agent

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extinguishes primarily by cooling
only effective on CLASS A
ineffective on CLASS B
should not be used on CLASS C

Front 8

distilled water can be used on which class

Back 8

CLASS C

Front 9

______ are found to be effective against fires resulting from cooking and related media
+
are useful on CLASS K fires~they generate a soapy foam

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alkaline mixtures

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characteristics of alkaline mixtures

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generate soapy foam
generate steam
smothers
prevents reignition

Front 11

______ ext. primarily thru smothering
suitible for CLASS B&C
difficult to project very far

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CO2

Front 12

_____ used for CLASS A&B
CLASS A-cooling and penetrating
CLASS B-double effect of a foam blanket and a surface film to exclude air from the fuel

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AFFF

Front 13

3-6% souloution
CLASS A & B fires
a typical ext.- 2 1/2 sol. } 3A:2OB= A GASAHOL!

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FFP

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______ are effective on CLASS B&C fires
originally considered a ''clean agent''
no residue

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HALONS

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a clean agent
electrically non-conducting volatile of gaseous fire extinguisher that does not have residue

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HALON REPLACEMENT AGENTS

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these are ''ordinary''- sodium bicarb, potassium bicarb.
multipurpose- monoammonium phosphate
especially suitable for controlling outdoor fires
primary disadvantage= CLEAN UP!

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DRY CHEMICAL AGENTS

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treated to be a water repellant & free flowing
effective on CLASS B&C fires
is 2X as effective on CLASS B fires than CO2

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SODIUM BICARB

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color coded violet
pound for pound can be twice as effective as sodium bicarb
most effective on CLASS B&C fires

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POTASSIUM BICARB

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effective on CLASS A, B&C fires
quickly knocks down flaming combustion

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MONOAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE