Classifications of Fire
A Class of fire that is associated to common combustibles (Wood, Cardboard and Paper).
What is a Class A fire?
Just because you are required to know how to use a fire extinguisher, are you required to use one in the event of a fire?
What is No?
The type of dry chemical extinguisher that is found in most offices.
What is ABC?
A Class of fire that is associated to flammable liquids (Gas and Oils).
What is a Class B fire?
Under the FIGHT or FLIGHT protocol, choosing to stay and extinguish a fire falls under this category.
What is Fight?
TRUE or FALSE: Fires can double in size every minute.
True
A Class of fire that is associated to electrically energized equipment.
What is a Class C fire?
Under the FIGHT or FLIGHT protocol, choosing to evacuate the building falls under this category.
What is Flight.
TRUE or FALSE: Extinguishers were designed to fight fires within the first minute of the incipient stage.
True
A Class of fire that is associated with flammable metals.
What is a Class D fire?
This is the average response time for fire brigades (according to homeland security).
What is 11 minutes?
The 3 elements that compose a fire.
What are HEAT, OXYGEN, and FUEL?
A Class of fire that is associated to cooking oils and greases.
What is a Class K fire?
The area of a fire that you should aim at when extinguishing a fire.
What is the base?
When extinguishing fires, the acronym pass stands for this.
What is Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep?