After this training you should be able to:

Know about Basics of Fire

Identify, Select & Operate of various

types of extinguishers.

How to call Fire Brigade ?

Concept of Fire
Methods of Fire Extinguishment
Classification of Fire
Types of Fire Extinguishers
Suitability of Fire Extinguishers
How to operate Fire Extinguishers
Fire fighting installations & equipments
What should you do if your clothes catch on fire?
How to call Fire Brigade ?

FIRE IS CHEMICAL REACTION IN WHICH SUBSTANCE

(FUEL) COMBINES WITH OXYGEN MAKING AN
EXOTHERMIC REACTION WITH THE EMISSION OF
LIGHT, HEAT & SMOKE.

We have learned that:

It takes three things to cause a fire:
Heat - or something that is hot
Fuel - or something that will burn
Oxygen - the air that is all around us

As three lines have to be connected to

form a triangle, the heat, fuel and oxygen
have to be connected to cause a fire.

We call this a

Fire Triangle
The red side is the HEAT side.

Fire Triangle
The Brown side is the FUEL side.

Fire Triangle
The blue side is the OXYGEN side.

If we remove any one side of the triangle,

the fire cannot happen

Remove the HEAT

sources, and there is
nothing hot to start
the fire

If we remove any one side of the triangle,

the fire cannot happen

Remove the FUEL

sources, and there
is nothing to burn.

If we remove any one side of the triangle,

the fire cannot happen

Remove the
OXYGEN and there
is nothing to feed the
fire.

Removal of heat.
(Best cooling media is water)

Reducing % of oxygen. Cutting

off the supply of oxygen.
(Blanketing, Use foam)

Removal of fuel or removal of

combustible material

It is best suited for combating

fires involving Solid Organic
Carbonaceous materials like
wood, paper, coal, plastic,
cloth and rubber. Water
knocks down fire rapidly by
striking, instantly Cooling and
penetrating the most deep
seated A class fire.

It is powerful flame knockout agent for

spill fires involving Flammable and
volatile liquids like petrol, paints and
other solvents. Foam extinguishers
form a thick blanket of foam over the
burning surface, effectively cutting off
the oxygen supply there by Smothering
the fire and prevent re-ignition. Foam
extinguishers are effective against
A & B class of fire.

Dry Chemical Powder

Extinguishers are versatile
and highly effective against
B & C class fires,
specially for combating
three dimensional or
running fires involving
inflammable liquids like
petrol, paints and gases.
They can also be used on
Energized Electrical
Equipments.

Carbon dioxide fire extinguishing media

is highly effective against B & C
class of fire.
They can also be used on
Energized Electrical Equipments.

It is a clean extinguishing agent.

Since it is a clean agent, it does not
leave a residue after application, and
also minimizes collateral damage to
equipment within the peripheral area

We have learned that:

Concept of Fire
Methods of Fire Extinguishment
Classification of Fire
Types of Fire Extinguishers
Suitability of Fire Extinguishers

Take out extinguisher from the

bracket

Pull or Remove
Safety Clip if
present

Aim extinguisher at the base of

the Fire

Strike the plunger with Palm

During striking keep your face
away from extinguisher.
Directly charge water on base of
Fire

Take out extinguisher from the

bracket

Pull or Remove
Safety Clip if
present

Aim extinguisher on the opposite

side wall of burning liquid
container
OR
Aim extinguisher such a way that
Foam should gently flow over
burning liquid

Strike the plunger with Palm

During striking keep your face
away from extinguisher.

Directly discharge gently on to

the burning liquid

Take out extinguisher from the

bracket

Pull or Remove Safety

Clip if present

Aim extinguisher at the base of the Fire

Strike the plunger with Palm

During striking keep your face away from
extinguisher.

Directly charge DCP on base of flame in

sweeping action

Hold the handle firmly and

transfer the extinguisher
to fire spot

Pull or Remove Safety

pin if present

Hold the discharge horn firmly

Open the cylinder valve in
anticlockwise

Directly charge CO2 on base

of flame in sweeping action

Hold the discharge horn firmly

Open the cylinder valve in
anticlockwise

Directly charge CO2 on base

of flame

Take out extinguisher from the

bracket

Pull or Remove Safety

pin if present

Squeeze the handle and apply

in sweeping action

We have learned that:

How to operate

Water type Extinguisher

Foam type Extinguisher

Dry chemical powder Extinguisher

Carbon dioxide Extinguisher
Halon Substitute Extinguisher

What should you do if your

clothes catch on fire?

 Stop - where you are - never run

 DROP to your hands and knees, lie on

the ground with your hands covering
your face

 ROLL over and over, back and forth,

until the fire is out

If the fire is on your sleeves, put your

arms down by your side and roll over
and over, back and forth, until the fire is
out

 If someone else is on fire:

make sure they dont run
use a blanket to smother the fire
put water on them to put out the fire

You can prevent your clothes from

catching on fire by not getting too close
to fire, take utmost care on carrying
out hot jobs.