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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Fire extinguishers

There are many types of fire extinguisher available in the market. It is vital that you use the correct fire extinguisher to extinguish a fire. The wrong type of fire extinguisher may not be able to put off the fire and hence not effective. Using incorrect agent can allow the fire to re-ignite after apparently being extinguished successfully.

Fire occurs if the following elements exist:

(i) oxygen
(ii) heat
(iii) fuel and
(iv) chemical reaction.

These elements form the Fire Triangle.

Fire can be extinguished by removing or isolating any of those elements in the Fire Triangle from the rest.

There are many types of fire extinguisher available in the market. It is vital that you use the correct fire extinguisher to extinguish a fire. The wrong type of fire extinguisher may not be able to put off the fire and hence not effective. Using incorrect agent can allow the fire to re-ignite after apparently being extinguished successfully.

Fire extinguisher use

A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations. There are basically four different types or classes of fire extinguishers, each of which extinguishes specific types of fire.

Different types of fire extinguishers

There are different types of extinguishers, they include CO2 extinguishers, foam extinguishers, powder extinguishers, water extinguishers, wet chemical extinguishers, fire blankets etc. All the fire extinguisher use different components for their manufacturing. There are various typical standard followed in the case of fire extinguisher. There is no official standard regarding color of fire extinguisher, usually it is made as red.

Water fire extinguisher caution

To use a classic example, water, you might think, puts out all fire. And it works well on fires that are burning wood or wood products. But for fires that are burning grease or oil, or that are caused by electricity, using water as an extinguisher is an exceptionally bad idea. It exacerbates grease fires and can cause you to get a nasty, if not fatal, jolt from electrical fires.

CONCLUSION

Many fires are electrical fires. If you live in an old house, or are uneasy about the wiring, you should turn off all your appliances at night. This does not mean leave them on standby. On stand-by appliances are still using energy. Depending on the appliances this standby can represent as much as 10% of your bill. A fire extinguisher is always use full