Fire extinguisher are vital tools for safeguarding lives and property against the threat of fires. This category offers a comprehensive selection of fire extinguishers designed to meet diverse fire safety needs.
Types:
- ABC Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher:
- Versatile and effective against various fire classes (A, B, C).
- Ideal for use in homes, offices, and commercial spaces.
- CO2 Fire Extinguishers:
- Suitable for electrical fires (Class B) and safe for use around electronics.
- Commonly used in server rooms, labs, and offices.
- Water and Foam Fire Extinguishers:
- Effective against Class A fires (combustible materials).
- Recommended for use in wood, paper, and textile-rich environments.
- Halon Fire Extinguishers:
- Suitable for critical environments where minimal damage is crucial.
- Commonly used in museums, data centers, and laboratories.
Usage Tips:
- Place extinguishers in easily accessible locations.
- Regularly inspect and maintain extinguishers as per manufacturer guidelines.
- Train personnel on proper usage and evacuation procedures.
Safety Guidelines:
- Choose the right type based on the potential fire risks in your environment.
- Follow the PASS technique (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep) when using an extinguisher.
- Evacuate immediately if the fire is not controllable.
Conclusion: Fire extinguishers are indispensable tools for immediate response to fires. Browse our diverse range to find the right extinguisher for your specific fire safety requirements. Ensure your space is well-equipped to handle emergencies and prioritize the safety of occupants and assets.
Can I Use An Expired Fire Extinguisher?
Monday, 27 July 2020
The sheer presence of a fire extinguisher in your building premises can make you feel safer all the time. However, this piece of fire fighting equipment without the proper maintenance may not function properly when it’s required. A major cause of a non-functioning extinguisher is that it must be expired or too old to use.
When it comes to whether to use an expired fire extinguisher or not, in this context, several manufacturers say that well-maintained fire extinguishers can last up to twenty years. Now another question arises, do fire extinguishers expire? The answer is that most fire extinguishers do not come with an expiration date, and it’s difficult to know exactly when to replace your fire extinguisher.
More important in defining when to replace a fire extinguisher is completely dependent on how well it has been maintained. Some of the possible factors such as damage rust and corrosion can cause a fire extinguisher to unable to operate properly over time. This is why your extinguishers must be inspected at the proper intervals.
In this blog post, we’re going to explain the signs of expiration for the extinguisher, its maintenance, and disposal tips.
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What Kind of Fire Extinguishers Are Required in a Commercial Building?
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Yes, it’s a daunting task to choosing which type of fire extinguisher is right for your commercial building! But, at the same time, it is a life-saving decision when you go for selecting an extinguisher, especially for commercial construction. According to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the types of fire extinguishers needed for each category of a commercial building is responsible for ensuring their proper use and maintenance with inspections each month.
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What are the Ingredients Used in Fire Extinguishers?
Friday, 10 July 2020
When a fire explodes, homeowners or business experts have little time to think beyond putting it out. So it’s time to think about the type of fires you are most likely to deal with especially when you are going to select fire extinguishers. A Fire extinguisher is an essential device safeguarding the lives of the masses and properties with utmost excellence! This active fire protection device is made in such a way to put out the fire by cooling the burning material.
Fire extinguishers surpass the oxygen flames and interfere with the chemical reactions occurring in the flame, effectively. Fire Extinguishers are manufactured and labeled according to which type of fire they put out as each class of fire is extinguished by different agents. But do you know what makes it so distinctive?
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How Long Does A Fire Extinguisher Work?
Thursday, 02 July 2020
A fire extinguisher can be your first defense against fire as it has a must-have fire safety feature for all businesses and domestic premises. When the time comes to use your fire extinguisher, you want to be confident that it is going to work efficiently. Although most of us have at least one fire extinguisher in stock, many people forget how long they have had them.
It is important to remember that any type of fire extinguisher degrades over time. But, not everyone realizes that fire extinguishers require regular maintenance, and if left in storage for too long, those will no longer work to their fullest potential. In this context, a question arises, how long exactly can a fire extinguisher last before it expires? The answer to this question is well-maintained fire extinguishers can last up to twenty years – according to most manufacturers.
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Go Green A Glance At Two Eco Friendly Fire Extinguishers
Saturday, 20 June 2020
There is a huge pressure across the national and international levels toward the protection of our environment, which has affected every area of life. Comprehending this fact in mind, several researchers and companies are developing innovative products that play a safe role for the environment. And eco-friendly fire extinguishers are one of them, and that has not been left behind.
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Top 3 Steps to Choose a Fire Extinguisher for your Home
Saturday, 21 March 2020
Every home must have at least one Fire Extinguisher mounted in an easily accessible spot or kept readily at hand. A fire extinguisher is an important safety product that every home should have (safety at home), and it can even prevent a disaster caused by fire when used properly. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the report reveals that almost half the fires in the home occur in the kitchen, so that’s a good place to start using a fire extinguisher.
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Importance of Fire Safety and Prevention Tips on Construction Sites
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Fire safety is a must important even at construction sites like any other business. Buildings under construction can be more at risk to fire because workers use chemicals on the production site, which are flammable. And, also wind can be present frequently around in-progress buildings, which is capable of causing a blaze to spread.
The survey reveals that there are many fires on construction sites and in buildings undergoing renovation every year, several people including many workers are killed or injured, and properties are destroyed. For this, the industry suffers disruption, which may experience a lot of unexpected costs, from which many never recover. Fires on a construction site can start from any number of sources from a lightning strike to burning or ignition, and many of them can be difficult to contain.
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ABC Fire Extinguishers And Their Uses
Thursday, 20 February 2020
We all know that every place, whether it’s your home, workplace, or any public place, require to have fire extinguishers just to prevent any kind of fire hazard. However, most of us even don’t know that a single fire extinguisher does not work on all types of fire.
There are many different types of fire extinguishers available to fight with many different classes of fire. Hence, we first of all need to ensure that we have the proper extinguisher installed appropriately for the potential fire hazards for your building for achieving true safety. ABC Fire Extinguisher is one of the most well-known yet very versatile kinds of extinguishers available in the market.
There are five basic classifications of fuel that exist in this sphere. And, the extinguishers are considered with either letter-shaped or pictorial symbols, which specify what types of fires they are proposed for.
Importance of Fire Extinguisher Training
Thursday, 13 February 2020
Fire extinguishers are the foremost part of protecting people and reducing any fire damage when a fire occurs in their home or business. Fire extinguishers are playing a major role in your fire safety plan but, only if you know how to operate the extinguisher properly. It’s not enough to have a fire extinguisher in your home, or at work, you need to understand how it works or usage guide. Comprehending this, a training program for Fire Extinguisher should be provided to the people to familiarize themselves with the operation of the Safety Equipment.
Therefore, it is important to attend the fire extinguisher training sessions. Appropriate fire extinguisher training helps ensure you to know the correct way to assess a fire situation (types of fire). The training will help you hold the extinguisher correctly you may not hurt yourself, or not face any problem extinguishing the fire. You will also be able to know what kind of fire the extinguisher is best suited to extinguish.
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Fire Extinguisher Safety Tips At Your Home
Tuesday, 04 February 2020
A fire extinguisher, if it uses properly, can save lives and property. A portable fire extinguisher for your home uses to put out a small fire or control it until the fire department arrives.
There are some important things you need to know during the purchase of a fire extinguisher for your home. Fire extinguishers (safety products) are generally rated for different types of fires such as Class A type extinguisher is suitable for fire, which happens due to regular materials like wood, cardboard, and cloth; Class B type extinguisher is appropriate for fire, which happens due to flammable liquids, such as gas, oil, and grease; Class C type fire extinguisher is used for fire, which arises due to electrical equipment, like wires and fuse boxes.
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Methods of Extinguishing Fire at Initial Stages
Thursday, 23 January 2020
Fire is the consequence of a chemical reaction called combustion, which happens because of a combination of fuel, and oxygen as well as a source of ignition. If used irresponsibly, it can cause havoc on life and property as fire is one of the foremost reasons for loss of life and living. Despite advances in firefighting techniques, fire is the biggest reason for the loss of several livings. But it is important to measure the fire before applying any of the methods for extinguishing the fire. For this, you need to read the fire by the smoke’s color, and source (types of fire) and after you have studied the fire, apply the appropriate method intelligently to extinguish the fire as well as minimizes the loss.
There are different safety methods used to extinguish fires. Here’s a list of methods useful for extinguishing a fire at the initial stage.
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Types of Chemicals Using in Fire Extinguishers
Wednesday, 08 January 2020
One of the common questions that almost all people ask about the types of chemicals used in fire extinguishers or what chemicals are used in fire extinguishers? The chemical that a fire extinguisher contains depends on the purpose for which it is used. The most common chemical is Sodium Bicarbonate used in the fire extinguisher, and by heating up, it gives carbon dioxide. But today, Potassium Bicarbonate is widely used in fire extinguishers due to its effectiveness as compared to Sodium Bicarbonate.
As we stated that fire extinguisher contains the chemicals depending on its application areas, hence for an example, handheld extinguishers (use in garages and kitchens) contain chemicals such as pressurized carbon dioxide, and nitrogen, which are useful in extinguishing the fire. Other types of extinguishers (dry powder fire extinguisher) contain a powder such as potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3), liquid water, and an evaporating fluorocarbon (most commonly used chemical is the bromochlorodifluoromethane (CF2ClBr) referred to as halon 2111) to extinguish the fire.
Fire extinguishers are built in such a way to use in the buildings or other structures to protect. Water sprinklers in contemporary times are the most common systems and using widely due to their economical price, simple to use, and safe from any health hazard. However, the scope of their use is restricted in a fuel storage system, server rooms, and other electrical equipment fitted areas. You cannot use water as a fire-extinguishing agent in places stuffed with electrical equipment. In this case, a firefighting gas like CO2 is an appropriate chemical used to eliminate fire in a confined space. The important thing regarding the CO2 agent is that it works well to put out the fire but, its heavy concentration can be harmful in a place crowded with people.
Nowadays, several fire extinguishers use by utilizing an extensive range of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC). Such types of extinguishers contain chlorine or bromine atoms, hence they have different effectiveness, especially when it comes to halting the progression of a chain combustion reaction. The extinguishers using HFC chemicals work in due resemblance to CO2 or N2 by absorbing heat and cutting out the supply of oxygen. Even though, various companies are promoting HFCs such as CHF3, C2HF5, and C3HF7 for a variety of applications. In addition to this, some other types of fire extinguishers use a chemical like potassium acetate based agent, discharged from the extinguisher as a fine mist that forms a soapy foam that suppresses vapors, and steams and prevent fire. Mono Ammonium Phosphate is a dry chemical powder or agent used in class A, B, and C types of fire extinguishers. This particular chemical is non-conductive but corrosive, and it can clean up after extinguishing the fire. Sodium bicarbonate (nontoxic, noncorrosive and does not require cleanup on usage) is another kind of dry chemical and used for class B and class C fires.
Final Say
We hope this article has helped to let you know about different types of chemicals, which are used in extinguishers, and of course, as per their application areas.
Know the fire extinguisher chemicals and stay safe from any fire hazard!
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The Importance of Testing Your Fire Protection Systems
Saturday, 28 December 2019
Your fire protection systems are actually lifesaving systems that are also used in protecting property with 24 hours per day and 365 days per year. In order to operate the fire protection systems properly, those need to be tested and maintained regularly. With all your responsibilities as a building owner or business owner, still, the fire protection systems’ damages go unnoticed, which may cause system components destruction hence, those are unable to respond properly in an emergency. Therefore it is essential to test and inspect the fire protection systems on a regular basis even to consider those 100% reliable.
Regular inspection and maintenance of fire protection systems are beneficial in saving substantial amounts of money by preventing emergency repairs and expensive false system fines. As we all know, fire is a very serious concern but by using a fire protection system, be it a fire alarm sensor or a heat detector or a fire extinguisher, always worth in the long run since it could save several homes, businesses, and properties from devastation.
Here are some various ways you benefit from having a test for each component of your fire protection systems.
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Importance of an Audible and Visible Alarm Systems
Monday, 16 December 2019
The foremost benefits of audible and visible fire alarm systems are to alert people about fire mishaps or their life as well as property in dangerous situations. In other words, the fire alarm system uses to aware people of the fire of the building that they need to evacuate. The alarm system is featured with both audible and visible signals (incorporating sirens and lights) that help in getting the messages across to everyone.
Here’s the importance of both audible and visible alarm system that you need to know.
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How to Save your Home from Fire Accidents
Thursday, 05 December 2019
A fire mishap at home is a terrible tragedy as it can cause loss of life as well as severe property damage within no time. Therefore, it is important to know about certain effective ways to protect you and your family from any type of fire incidents.
Do you know how fire occurs at your house? Fire at house usually happens due to several reasons, be it short circuits from faulty electrical systems, unsafe cooking, or keeping combustible appliances near fire sources. Losing your home to a fire is a scary thought because even a small negligence can lead to a big fire accident. For this reason, we all should take proper safety measures at home to prevent fires as well as saves lives and property from any kind of massive destruction.
There are plenty of tips you can follow to stop a fire before it starts and keep your family and home safe. Let’s have a look!
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