1. Fire Extinguisher Guidance (Theory)

2. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
Do not attempt to fight the fire :
Unless trained to do so with practical training
Do not take any personal risks
This presentation is Guidance
GET OUT STAY OUT

3. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
Only use extinguisher on small fire (maximum size of a waste bin) if fire is blocking direct escape route
Only use if trained to do so with practical training
You must remove the safety pin before operating/using the fire extinguisher

4. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
All extinguishers are coloured red
All display a colour coded panel to differentiate the specific type of extinguisher

5. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
TYPES of Fire Extinguisher within Care Services
Water
Foam
Dry Powder
Carbon Dioxide
Wet Chemical
Fire Blanket

6. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Panel Colour is RED
Best for:
Wood, cloth, paper, plastics and coal
Fires involving solids

7. Lancashire County Care Services Fire Extinguisher Guidance
WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Danger DO NOT USE on flammable liquids, flammable gases, burning fat or oil or on electrical appliances

8. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Water cools the burning material and extinguishes fire
Water is applied to fire through discharge hose playing backwards and forwards on the fire

9. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
FOAM FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Panel Colour is CREAM
Best for:
Fires involving solids -wood, cloth, paper, plastics and coal
Flammable liquids such as grease, fats, oil, paint and petrol

10. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
FOAM FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Danger DO NOT USE on chip or fat pan fires
Danger DO NOT USE on flammable oil fires
Foam is expelled under pressure through a flexible discharge hose

11. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
FOAM FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Foam floats on surfaces of oils and other flammable liquids
Has cooling action
Extinguishes the fire by smothering and preventing air getting to the fuel

12. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
DRY POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Panel colour is BLUE
Best for liquids such as grease, fats, oil, paint, petrol
Safe on live electrical equipment

13. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
DRY POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Danger DO NOT USE on chip or fat pan fires

14. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
DRY POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Knocks down the flames and smothers the fire
Discharged through hose to a nozzle
Forms a barrier between the burning fuel and the air
Take care that fire does not reignite

15. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
The fire panel is BLACK
Best for
Fires that involve electrical equipment
Liquids such as grease, fats, oil paint, petrol.

16. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
DO NOT USE on chip or fat pan fires
The vaporising liquid gas smothers the flames by displacing oxygen in the air.

17. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Fumes from Carbon Dioxide extinguishers can be harmful if used in confined spaces
Ventilate the area as soon as fire has been controlled

18. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
CARBON DIOXIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Can be very noisy
Very short operating time small cylinder may last only 12 seconds
Take Care to hold and direct by the tube
DO NOT TOUCH the horn risk of freeze burns to fingers

19. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
WET CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Panel colour is YELLOW
Best for on cooking oils and fats in kitchens

20. Fire Extinguisher Guidance

21. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
FIRE BLANKET
Good for chip pan fires provided the fire blanket completely covers the fire.
Fire blanket smothers the fire

22. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
Using a Fire Blanket
Pull down the tapes
Fully open the blanket ensuring your hands are protected
Place the blanket over the flames, do not put yourself at risk
Extinguishes by asphyxiating

23. Fire Extinguisher Guidance
Do not attempt to fight the fire :
Unless trained to do so with practical training
Do not take any personal risks
This presentation is GUIDANCE
GET OUT - STAY OUT