Power Point 8 - Firefighting

Question 1

What is a Class A fire?

Answer 1

Wood Paper Textiles

Question 2

What is a Class B fire?

Answer 2

Liquid Fires e.g. Petrol and spirits

Question 3

What is a Class C fire?

Answer 3

Gas Fires

Question 4

What is a Class D fire?

Answer 4

Burning metals

Question 5

What is a class E fire?

Answer 5

Electrical fire

Question 6

What is a class F fire?

Answer 6

Fires involving cooking oils

Question 7

Where would you use a water fire extinguisher?

Answer 7

Class A - Wood, paper and textiles

Question 8

Where would you use a fire hose?

Answer 8

Class A - Wood, paper and Textiles

Question 9

Where would you use a foam fire extinguisher?

Answer 9

Class A - Wood, paper & Textiles Class B - Liquid Fires

Question 10

Where would you use a CO2 Fire extinguisher?

Answer 10

Class B - Liquid Fires, petrol or spirits Class E - Electrical fires

Question 11

Where would you use a powder fire extinguisher?

Answer 11

All classes of fires

Question 12

Where would you use a fire blanket?

Answer 12

Class B - Liquid fires Class F - Cooking oil fires

Question 13

What are the colour codes of the following fire extinguishers?

Water

Dry Powder

Foam

CO2

Wet Chemical

Answer 13