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    Fire Extinguishers

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    References Fire extinguishers types.(n.d.). Retrieved fromhttp://www.fireextinguisher101.com/ Nadar‚k. (2010‚ December 2). Fire Extinguishers. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fire_extinguisher Merriam-Webster. (2004)‚ The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. In New York: A fire extinguisher is a portable container usually filled with chemicals for putting out fires. (Merriam-Webster‚ 2004) An active fire protection device used to extinguish or control fires. Fire extinguishers

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    Fire extinguishers seem to be an interesting & useful topic to learn about. It may help us in the future for our own safety. I chose this topic mainly because of my own interest to learn about these valuable lessons in life. There are many aspects of fire extinguishers to be known about. I know there are people‚ who think dealing with the device can’t get easier‚ but there are many things they don’t know about since they haven’t experienced much of it in life‚ & in my opinion‚ they should still be

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    Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services THE CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER APPARATUS You wake to a strong smell of burnt wood‚ and your vision is blurred to the point you aren’t quite sure whether or not you are in a dream‚ or if this is truly happening to you. As you jump out of bed the floor feels warmer against your bare feet than normal and it hits you what is occurring- your home is on fire. You sprint to the door and feel the handle; it is cold to the touch so you swing

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    Stored Pressure Fire Extinguisher Introduction The fire extinguisher is a portable device used to put out fires of limited size. Such fires are grouped into four classes‚ according to the type of material that is burning. Class A fires include those in which ordinary combustibles such as wood‚ cloth‚ and paper are burning. Class B fires are those in which flammable liquids‚ oils‚ and grease are burning. Class C fires are those involving live electrical equipment. Class D fires involve combustible

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    Fire And Fire Extinguishment

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    FIRE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT A BRIEF GUIDE TO FIRE CHEMISTRY AND EXTINGUISHMENT THEORY FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS BY J. CRAIG VOELKERT COPYRIGHT ® J. CRAIG VOELKERT 2009 FIRE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT A BRIEF GUIDE TO FIRE CHEMISTRY AND EXTINGUISHMENT THEORY FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS INTRODUCTION The professional service technician‚ who selects‚ installs‚ maintains‚ recharges and otherwise performs service work on portable fire extinguishers‚ pre-engineered

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    Fire

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    Fire Safety : A Fire Safety Self-Inspection Checklist Introduction Structural fires can occur at any time. They don’t just happen to the “other guy.” The best way to ensure that NPS facilities are “fire safe” is through prevention and education. This includes inspections and education of employees‚ partners‚ and the public. Director’s Order #58: Structural Fire Management (DO #58) and its implementation manual‚ Reference Manual #58 (RM-58)‚ require your park’s Structural Fire Coordinator to schedule

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    Nubia Clermont Chemistry Feb 27th‚ 2015 1. Detailed explanation of how smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors work. How do smoke detectors work? *Smoke alarms detect the smoke that comes from a fire; once it detects the smoke the smoke will trigger an alarm sound to ring off. The Ionization smoke detector detects smoke by sensing smoke particles. When these smoke particles pass through a chamber‚ it will absorb the alpha particles present from the alpha source. The smoke absorbing the alpha

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    Fire Extingishers

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    Fire Extinguishers In 200 BC‚ the romans used bucket brigades or bucket chains to put out fire until Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the hand pump to deliver fire to the water. In the Middle Ages ‘squirts’ began to apply jets of water to fires. It wasn’t until after the Great Fire of London that a more modern fire extinguisher was created. The first version of the modern portable fire extinguisher was invented by Captain William Manby in 1819‚ consisting of a copper vessel of three

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    Fire Safety- Introduction

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    1. What is FIRE? “FIRE” stands for “Find Inform Restrict/Resist Extinguish” shortly it means steps to take when a fire is discovered: Fire is the result of a chemical reaction called combustion‚ which requires a combination of fuel and oxygen as well as a source of ignition. Different methods can be used to extinguish fires. The methods often involve the removal of heat by cooling the burning material‚ the cutting of fuel or air source or the adding of chemical substances

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    Fire Protection Systems

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    Fire Protection Systems There are several types of fire extinguishing systems. They are wet‚ dry‚ chemical and gaseous types of systems that can be implemented. The type of fire and the circumstance that created it will dictate which methods are the best‚ safest and most efficient ways to extinguish a fire. Examples would be kitchen fires‚ grease fires in particular are difficult to extinguish with water and sometimes counterproductive to extinguishing the fire. Wet chemical systems are most

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