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Title: Fire Safety and Extinguishers


1
Fire Safety and Extinguishers
  • Presented by
  • Hershey Volunteer Fire Company
  • proud to be 100 volunteer

2
Objective
  • Students will be able to identify the P.A.S.S.
    procedures for fire safety and demonstrate their
    ability to safely extinguish a fire using an
    extinguisher.

3
Overview
  • Major causes of Fire
  • Fire prevention.
  • Choosing a Fire Extinguisher.
  • When to fight a fire.
  • How to use a fire extinguisher/P.A.S.S.

4
What are major causes of fire?
  • Unattended cooking/candles
  • Smoking materials
  • Space heaters
  • Arson
  • Electrical shorts and overloading
  • Poor housekeeping
  • Flammable materials improperly stored

5
What can you do to support fire prevention?
  • Know your procedures.
  • Practice exit drills.
  • Practice good housekeeping habits
  • Enforce SMOKING policy

6
When to fight a fire!
  • Fight the fire only if all the following are
    true
  • 1. Everyone has left or is being evacuated from
    the fire area.
  • 2. The fire department has been called.
  • 3. The fire is small and confined to the
    immediate area where it started.
  • 4. You can fight the fire with your back to a
    safe escape route.
  • 5. Your extinguisher is rated for the type of
    fire you are fighting and is in good working
    order.
  • 6. You have had training and are confident that
    you can operate it effectively.
  • If you have the slightest doubt about fighting
    the fire- DONT. Close the door and get outside.

7
Your extinguisher must fit the fire
  • TYPE A Ordinary combustibles.
  • Wood, cloth, trash, paper, rubber, plastics and
    other common materials that burn easily.
  • TYPE B Flammable Liquids
  • Gasoline, oil, grease, tar, oil-based paint,
    lacquer and flammable gas.
  • TYPE C Electrical equipment
  • Energized electrical equipment, including
    wiring, fuse boxes, circuit breakers, machinery
    and applications.
  • TYPE D Combustible metals
  • Magnesium is most common.

8
How to use a fire extinguisher
  • Check the condition of the extinguisher. Right
    type?, Needle in the green, pin secured in place.
  • P- Pull the pin.
  • A-Aim hose at hose base of fire.
  • S-Squeeze handle
  • S-Sweep back and forth at base of fire.
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