Fire Safety and Extinguishers

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Fire Safety and Extinguishers

• Presented by
• Hershey Volunteer Fire Company
• proud to be 100 volunteer

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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.

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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.

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What are major causes of fire?

• Unattended cooking/candles
• Smoking materials
• Space heaters
• Arson
• Electrical shorts and overloading
• Poor housekeeping
• Flammable materials improperly stored

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What can you do to support fire prevention?

• Know your procedures.
• Practice exit drills.
• Practice good housekeeping habits
• Enforce SMOKING policy

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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.

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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.

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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.