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1. Conduction
The transfer of heat between substances in direct contact
with each other
A pot getting hot when it is over a burner on the stove
2. Convection
Hotter gases or liquids become less dense and lighter. The
lighter fluids rise. Cooler, denser and heavier fluids move in to
occupy the space. These cooler fluids are heated and the
cycle repeats its self.
The lower floors on a building are cooler
Water heating up in a pot on a stove
How do fires spread? Heat is transferred in one of three ways:
3. Radiation
When electromagnetic waves travel through space
Sun heating up the inside of a car
Microwave oven
AMERICAN EUROPEAN AUSTRALIAN/ASIAN FUEL/HEAT SOURCE
CLASS A CLASS A CLASS A Ordinary Combustibles
CLASS B CLASS B Flammable Liquids
CLASS B
CLASS C CLASS C Flammable Gases
CLASS C UNCLASSIFIED CLASS E Electrical Equipment
CLASS D CLASS D CLASS D Combustible Metals
CLASS K CLASS F CLASS F Cooking Oil and Fat
Many extinguishers for Class B are also rated for Class C fires
BAND
COLOR
DRY WET
DESCRIPTION WATER FOAM CO2
POWDER CHEMICAL
CLASS
Wood, papers or
CLASS A
textiles
YES YES YES YES
ELECTRICAL YES
Electrical Equipment YES**
EQUIPMENT (best)
Flammable
Liquids
Electrical
Equipment
Combustible
Metals
US Extinguisher Markings
CLASS A
CLASS A:B
CLASS B:C
CLASS A:B:C
http://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/extmark.html
Should I Evacuate or Fight a Small Fire?
SECONDS COUNT
They stand about two to three feet tall and weigh approximately 25
pounds when full. APWs extinguish fire by cooling the surface of
the fuel to remove the “heat” element of the fire triangle.
APWs are designed for Class A Fires Only (wood, paper, cloth,
rubber, certain plastics)
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/portable_use.html
Pull the pin. This will also break the
PULL
tamper seal
If you have the slightest doubt about your ability to fight a fire…
EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/portable_use.html
Responding to a Fire – IF you have NOT been trained!