A fire extinguisher is a vital emergency device designed to control or extinguish small fires before they spread. Depending on the burning materials, different fire extinguishers with specific extinguishing mediums and label colours must be used.
Pair each label colour with its extinguishing medium, fire class, and operating steps.
A fire extinguisher is a device used to control or extinguish fire.
Fire extinguishers are categorized into four main types by their extinguishing medium: water (red label), foam (cream label), carbon dioxide (black label), and dry powder (blue label). Fires are classified into six categories (Class A to F) depending on the burning fuel, which ranges from ordinary solids and flammable liquids to electrical items and cooking oils.
Remember the operating steps. Pull out the safety pin, aim the nozzle at the base of the fire from a distance of 2.0 to 2.5 metres, squeeze the upper handle, and sweep across the fire from side to side.
Special equipment. Fire blankets made of glass fibres can put out small fires or protect victims, while ABC fire extinguishers provide versatile and environmentally safe coverage.
Fire extinguishers are classified based on their medium.
Fires are grouped into six classes based on the burning fuel.
Special equipment used for specific fire situations.
Can be used for all types of fires except fire resulting from metals and gases that will not allow explosion. It is not harmful to human and animal, does not pollute the soil, and is easy to maintain at least once a year. The moisture produced lasts longer, preventing fire from spreading again.
Made of two layers of glass fibres. It is able to extinguish small or moderate fires that are difficult to extinguish with water, and it can extinguish fire on a victim when wrapped around them.
Used to extinguish early-stage fire.
Used to extinguish fire except fire resulting from oil.
Follow these four steps in the correct order.
Remove the safety pin from the fire extinguisher. Ensure the fire extinguisher is positioned upright.
Aim the nozzle of the fire extinguisher at the base of the fire. Ensure you are at a distance of around 2.0 – 2.5 metres from the fire.
Squeeze the handle on the top of the fire extinguisher.
Spray evenly on the entire fire source by sweeping the nozzle from side to side.
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What type of fire extinguisher is represented by a cream-coloured label and what can it extinguish?
Why should water not be used to extinguish oil fires?
What is the recommended distance a person should maintain from the fire when aiming the nozzle of a fire extinguisher?
Any fire extinguisher can put out any type of fire safely.
Specific mediums are formulated for specific fuel types; for instance, water is dangerous for electrical or oil fires, whereas dry powder covers all fire classes.
A fire blanket is only meant to be thrown on cooking appliances.
A fire blanket, made of glass fibres, can also be wrapped around a victim whose clothes are on fire to smother flames.
ABC fire extinguishers can put out absolutely all types of fires without exception.
ABC fire extinguishers can be used for all types of fires except fires that result from metals and gases that will not allow explosion.
1 Which type of fire extinguisher has a black label and is suitable for extinguishing fires involving electrical appliances?
2 What material is a fire blanket made of?
3 When using a fire extinguisher, aim the nozzle at the base of the fire from a distance of around to 2.5 metres.
4 Fires that involve flammable metals such as magnesium, aluminium, sodium, and potassium are classified as Class fires.
Drag each label colour to the correct extinguishing medium. On a phone, tap an answer first, then tap a matching box. Tap the Answer Choices area to return a selected item.
Write the correct extinguishing medium next to each label colour.
Answer choices: Water • Foam • Carbon dioxide • Dry powder
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