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Fire SuppressionFire Suppression

Your role in fire safety Your role in fire safety

Put out Put out smallsmall fires fires

Prevent additional firesPrevent additional fires

Shutoff utilitiesShutoff utilities

Assist with evacuations if necessaryAssist with evacuations if necessary

What it Takes for Fire to BurnWhat it Takes for Fire to Burn

HeatHeat

OxygenOxygen

FuelFuel

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Fire ChemistryFire Chemistry

Classes of FireClasses of Fire

Ordinary CombustiblesOrdinary Combustibles Must be overhauledMust be overhauled

Flammable and combustible liquidsFlammable and combustible liquids

Energized electrical equipmentEnergized electrical equipment

Combustible metalsCombustible metals

Fire Hazards in Home & WorkplaceFire Hazards in Home & Workplace

What are potential fire hazards in What are potential fire hazards in homes or workplaces?homes or workplaces? electrical hazardselectrical hazards

natural gas hazardsnatural gas hazards

flammable or combustible liquidsflammable or combustible liquids

What preventative measures have you What preventative measures have you taken to reduce the risk of fire?taken to reduce the risk of fire?

Reducing Fire Hazards in Home & Reducing Fire Hazards in Home & WorkplaceWorkplace

Avoid the “electrical octopus”Avoid the “electrical octopus”

Don’t run cords under carpetsDon’t run cords under carpets

Replace broken or frayed cordsReplace broken or frayed cords

Maintain appliancesMaintain appliances

Firefighting ResourcesFirefighting Resources

Resources available:Resources available:

Portable fire extinguishersPortable fire extinguishers

Wet standpipesWet standpipes

ConfinementConfinement

““Creative” resourcesCreative” resources

What other resources are available?

Extinguisher ComponentsExtinguisher Components

PinPin

Pressure gaugePressure gauge

HoseHose

CylinderCylinder

Carrying handleCarrying handle

In the GREEN

P.A.S.SP.A.S.S

The pin

Aim at the base of the fire

Squeeze the handle

Sweep at the base of the fire

Test the extinguisher before approaching any fire

Fire SafetyFire Safety

When do you fight a fire?

Assessing the SituationAssessing the Situation

What is happening with the fire?What is happening with the fire? Do we have all our personal protective equipment?Do we have all our personal protective equipment? Do we have the right type and size of extinguisher?Do we have the right type and size of extinguisher? Can my buddy and I fight the fire safely?Can my buddy and I fight the fire safely?

Other questions to ask?

Fire Suppression SafetyFire Suppression Safety

DON’T, DON’T, DON’T, DON’T…..DON’T, DON’T, DON’T, DON’T…..

Don’tDon’t enter smoke-filled areas enter smoke-filled areas

Don’tDon’t try to extinguish large fires try to extinguish large fires

Don’tDon’t get too close get too close

Don’tDon’t fight it alone fight it alone