| Getting your house or building ravaged by huge | | | | attempt to use them Class B and Class E fires can |
| flames is a great tragedy. It is one of those | | | | cause further spreading of the flames and electric |
| unfortunate incidents that will make you lose | | | | shock respectively. |
| everything including your personal belongings, your | | | | Chemical Extinguishers - They can be either filled up |
| house and in worse cases, lives - either that of your | | | | of sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate or |
| own or your family. But since fire is not something | | | | monoammonium phosphate. They are suitable to |
| that you can predict, the least you can do is be | | | | fight Class A, B or E fires depending on their content. |
| prepared for it. | | | | Compared to other extinguishers, they are the least |
| What can you do to prepare? | | | | liked by consumers because they leave residues that |
| Here are some are some of the things that you | | | | may damage appliances when left in contact for a |
| need to know and have to help prepare yourself in | | | | long time. |
| case of emergencies. | | | | CO2 Fire Extinguishers - Composed of highly |
| 1. There are currently 5 types of fires and they are | | | | pressurized carbon dioxide, these extinguishers are |
| classified based on the materials/ substances that | | | | commonly used to fight class B and E fires. They are |
| caused the blaze. | | | | preferred by most buyers because they do not |
| Class A - caused by ordinary materials that can easily | | | | leave any residue. |
| be burnt. These materials can include paper, dry | | | | 3. Lastly, fire protection is not all about what you |
| leaves, wood and cloth. | | | | know and what you have. It is also about how you |
| Class B - commonly caused by combustible liquid like | | | | train yourself to behave in case of alarms. |
| gasoline, kerosene and oil. | | | | When an alarm sounds, the first reaction invoked to |
| Class C - caused by gas like ether. | | | | most is panic. So as a result, most people tend to |
| Class D - they are commonly caused by reactions of | | | | scream, stand up and run towards the nearest exit. |
| combustible metals like magnesium, potassium and | | | | But as what numerous drills may have already taught |
| titanium to name a few. | | | | you, panicking in these situations will not help at all. |
| Class E - these are commonly started with sparks | | | | What you should do is to stand up and walk briskly |
| caused by short circuits in electrical wirings and | | | | to the nearest exit. |
| breakers. | | | | If you are one of the people who are designated to |
| Class F - these commonly take place in a kitchen | | | | be a part of the brigade and you think that the blaze |
| environment. They are caused by overheating | | | | is somewhat manageable, then grab the appropriate |
| cooking oil. | | | | extinguisher and do what you have to do. Just |
| 2. There are 3 general types of extinguishers suited | | | | remember that when you are trying to fight flames, |
| to fight specific classes of blaze. | | | | make sure that you are near the exit so that you |
| Air Pressurized Water (APW) Extinguishers - | | | | can easily maneuver towards it if the blaze becomes |
| Generally filled up of water and oxygen, these | | | | too big for you to handle. |
| extinguishers are only suited for Class A fires. An | | | | |