fire extinguisher

Question 1

When someone asks you for a 10 lb. fire extinguisher, what does the 10 lbs. represent?

Answer 1

The weight of the agent inside the fire extinguisher.–The weight of the agent inside the fire extinguisher.Multiple sources on the web, including this article from Kauffman Co. Fire and Life Safety, explain that the weights on the side of a fire extinguisher represents the weight of the chemical inside. You should expect the gross weight of the entire canister while fully charged to be a bit heavier..

Question 2

Your fire extinguisher just fell on the floor, is it OK to put it back on the wall without having a professional examine it?

Answer 2

NO. —You need to have a Professional make sure the fire extinguisher is still working properly, so put it in a special place until it is throughly checked.

Question 3

How far away should you stand when you are using a fire extinguisher to put out a fire?

Answer 3

8 feet.—According to FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), it’s recommended that you stand 8 feet away when extinguishing a fire.

Question 4

The acronym for putting out a fire using a fire extinguisher is PASS. What does PASS stand for:

Answer 4

Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.–In FEMA’s article about putting out fires, it states that the acronym for PASS is pull, aim, squeeze, sweep

Question 5

To be effective a fire extinguisher must be

Answer 5

in working order . readily accessible and suitable for the hazard . large enough to control the size fire .

Question 6

Class A fires involve _

Answer 6

ordinary combustibles ,cloth, wood and paper.

Question 7

A 1-A rated fire extinguisher is equivalent to _________ gallons of water

Answer 7

1 1/4 Gallons

Question 8

The extinguishing method by which a pressurized water extinguisher works is?

Answer 8

cooling.

Question 9

An advantage of dry chemical extinguishing agents is that they

Answer 9

are not toxic

Question 10

The most common extinguisher found in service today is ____.

Answer 10

dry chemical extinguishers

Question 11

An extinguisher rated as 10-B can extinguish how many square feet of a flammable liquid?

Answer 11

10 Feet

Question 12

Extinguisher class A

Answer 12

For use with ordinary materials like cloth, wood and paper.

Question 13

Extinguisher class B

Answer 13

For use with combustible and flammable liquids like grease, gasoline, oil and oil-based paints.

Question 14

Extinguisher class C

Answer 14

For use with electrical equipment like appliances, tools, or other equipment that is plugged in

Question 15

Extinguisher class D

Answer 15

For use with flammable metals

Question 16

Extinguisher class K

Answer 16

For use with vegetable oils, animal oils and fats in cooking appliances.