Fire Classes
Involves ordinary combustibles & natural vegetation.
What is a Class A fire?
Used to carry around fire extinguisher.
What is the carrying handle?
This acronym is used to teach basic operation of a fire extinguisher.
What is PASS?
A fire needs me to "breathe".
What is oxygen?
Symbol & color of Class A.
What is a green triangle?
Involves energized electrical equipment.
What is a Class C fire?
You aim this at the base of the fire.
What is the nozzle?
Squeeze the trigger to discharge agent.
What is the first S in PASS?
A fire needs to "eat".
What is fuel?
I am a yellow star.
What is Class D?
Involves flammable or combustible liquids & flammable gases.
What is a Class B fire?
Push this to spray.
What is the trigger?
Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire.
What is A in PASS?
Heat, oxygen, fuel, & chemical reaction.
What is Fire Tetrahedron?
Symbol & color of Class B.
What is a red square?
Involves combustible cooking oils & fats.
What is a Class K fire?
This is the body of the extinguisher.
What is the cylinder?
Sweep the nozzle across the base of the fire.
Heat is constantly being produced as a result of ongoing reactions.
What is chemical reaction?
I am a blue circle.
What is Class C?
Involves combustible metals.
What is a Class D fire?
Used so extinguisher does not go off accidentally.
What is the locking mechanism?
Build confidence with use of fire extinguisher.
What is practice?
A chemical reaction that releases heat and light.
What is combustion?
Symbol & color of Class K.
What is a black hexagon?