| Fire safety concerns safety measures to prevent | | | | extinguishers are only effective from 3 to 8 feet. |
| the effects of fires and is the result of proper | | | | Fire extinguishers should be mounted in the |
| use of fire protection measures. Essential fire | | | | kitchen, garage, and workshop. You need to learn |
| safety measures are any installations or type of | | | | how to use your fire extinguisher before there is |
| construction that have been incorporated into the | | | | an emergency. Fire extinguishers should be used |
| building to ensure the safety of the occupants | | | | on small fires only. If there is a large fire, get out |
| within the building in the event of fire or other | | | | immediately. |
| emergency. | | | | Fire blankets |
| There are many fire safety equipments like fire | | | | A fire blanket is a safety device designed to |
| extinguishers, fire blankets, fire blankets, fire alarm | | | | extinguish small incipient (starting) fires. A fire |
| bells etc. | | | | blanket either completely surrounds a burning |
| Fire Extinguishers | | | | object or is placed over a burning object and |
| A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection | | | | sealed closely to a solid surface around the fire. |
| device used to extinguish or control small fires, | | | | Fire safety alarms |
| often in emergency situations. There are basically | | | | A fire alarm system is an active fire protection |
| four different types or classes of fire | | | | system that detects fire or the effects of fire, |
| extinguishers, each of which extinguishes specific | | | | and as a result provides one or more of the |
| types of fire. | | | | following: notifies the occupants, notifies persons in |
| Dry Chemical extinguishers are usually rated for | | | | the surrounding area, summons the fire service, |
| multiple purpose use. They contain an extinguishing | | | | and controls all the fire alarm components in a |
| agent and use a compressed, non-flammable gas | | | | building. Fire alarm systems can include alarm |
| as a propellant. | | | | initiating devices, alarm notification appliances, |
| Water extinguishers contain water and | | | | control units, fire safety control devices, |
| compressed gas and should only be used on Class | | | | annunciators, power supplies, and wiring. |
| A (ordinary combustibles) fires. | | | | Proper fire safety training is necessary for |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) extinguishers are most | | | | implementing the fire safety measures or |
| effective. Since the gas disperses quickly, these | | | | equipments. |