Parts of a Fire Extinguisher
What is used to carry a Fire Extinguisher?
What class of fires is water the most common extinguishing agent for?
What is Class A fires
May contain Class I or Class II commodities?
What is Ordinary/Moderate Hazards
What is the residue called that is left by CO2 extinguishers?
What is None
What extinguishing method is being used when a foam blanket is placed over the surface of a burning liquid?
What is depressed to allow for the extinguishing agent to expel?
What is the Trigger
If there was a fire in a commercial kitchen with combustible cooking oils and fats, what class of fire would that be?
What is Class K fire
Contain limited amounts of Class A and Class B combustibles
What is Light/Low Hazard
Is used to discharge a solution of water and either AFFF/FFFP?
What is Class B Foam
Activating a fire extinguisher to apply the extinguishing agent involves 4 steps, what is the acronym for those 4 steps?
What is PASS?
Where does the extinguishing agent get depressed through?
What is the Nozzle/Horn
Which class would these items fall under:
Diesel Fuel, Gasoline, Propane
What is Class B fires
Warehouses that store Class III, IV, and V materials
What is Extra/High Hazard
What extinguishing agent is suitable for Class C fires?
What is Carbon dioxide
Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
What is NFPA 10
Most portable fire extinguishers use which means for expelling their contents?
What is Pressure
Which class would be depicted in the pictograph with a flame on a gear or a yellow star?
What is Class D fires
Automotive Service or Repair Facilities would be classified as what?
What is Extra/High Hazard
How do multipurpose dry chemical (class d) agents prevent rekindling of Class A fuels?
What is by forming a crust over the fuel
What are the parts of the fire tetrahedron?
What is Fuel,O2,Heat, chemical chain reaction
Where is the substance held that puts out the fire?
What is the Cylinder
This class of fires must use an extinguishing agent that does not conduct electricity
What is Class C fires
What is Class I Commodities
Which Extinguisher must be recharged after every used and is weighed to determine how much agent is left?
What is CO2 extinguisher?
When a wet agent converts the fatty acids in cooking oils or fails to a soap
What is saponification