The Science of Fire
These are the three sides of the "Fire Triangle" required for combustion.
What are Heat, Fuel, and Oxygen?
The "R" in the R.A.C.E. acronym stands for this immediate action
What is Rescue?
The "P" in the P.A.S.S. method tells you to do this to the extinguisher
What is Pull (the pin)?
This type of automatic detector is best at picking up fast-flaming fires
What is an Ionization detector?
Security personnel are responsible for this task to ensure fire trucks can reach the building.
What is Access Control (or clearing paths)?
To extinguish a fire, you must remove at least one of these from the Fire Triangle.
What are "sides" (or components)?
Closing doors and windows to stop the spread of smoke and fire refers to this "C" in R.A.C.E.
What is Confine?
When using an extinguisher, you should always aim the nozzle here
What is the base of the fire?
This common area in a building is a high-hazard zone due to grease buildup
What is the Kitchen?
During an evacuation, security should guide occupants to this specific outdoor location.
What is the Assembly Point (or Muster Point)?
This class of fire involves ordinary combustibles like wood, paper, and cloth
What is Class A?
Before fighting a fire, you must perform this "A" step to notify emergency services.
What is Alarm?
This component of the extinguisher tells the user if it is fully charged and ready for use.
What is the Pressure Gauge?
"Daisy-chaining" power strips is a major fire hazard typically found in these areas.
What are Office or Storage areas?
When firefighting, you should never let the fire get between you and this
What is the Exit (or Path of Retreat)?
This class of fire involves flammable liquids like gasoline or oil
What is Class B?
This is the #1 priority objective in any fire prevention program
What is Life Safety?
You should use this type of extinguisher for an electrical fire (Class C) to avoid shock.
What is CO2 (or Dry Chemical)?
This detector triggers when the temperature in a room rises too quickly.
What is a Rate-of-Rise Heat Detector?
This is the term for the policy of never fighting a fire alone
What is the "Buddy System"?
A fire involving commercial cooking oils and fats is designated as this class
What is Class K?
The final step in R.A.C.E. suggests you do one of these two things.
What are Extinguish or Evacuate?
These are permanent fire suppression systems found in server rooms that won't damage electronics.
What are Clean Agent Systems?
These specialized detectors are used in high-hazard areas to sense Infrared or UV light from flames.
What are Flame Detectors?
After using an extinguisher, it must be reported immediately for this reason
What is Recharge or Replacement