Ensure you have installed proper ventilation along with your outdoor fireplace. Keep a fire extinguisher on hand, and make sure you and your whole family know how to use it correctly. Keep debris and waste away from your fire pit or fireplace. Prune nearby trees and bushes regularly.

Top Tips for Fire Safety

• Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
• Test smoke alarms every month.
• Talk with all family members about a fire escape plan and practice the plan twice a year.
• If a fire occurs in your home, GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL FOR HELP.

10 Outdoor Safety Tips to Share with Kids

• Establish safe play areas.
• Never speak to strangers.
• Never wander off alone.
• Be aware of surroundings.
• Be mindful of the rainy weather.
• Always wear sunscreen or protective clothing.
• Remember to hydrate.
• Wear proper clothing and equipment for the sport or activity.

10 measures to assess fire safety

• Provide adequate means of escape.
• Outline clear pathways to exit doors.
• Install smoke detection systems.
• Maintain smoke suppression systems.
• Conduct regular fire drills.
• Use flame-retardant materials in interiors.
• Make your office accessible to firefighters.
• Keep the building plans handy.

Ways to prevent fire incidents:

• Avoid unattended or careless use of candles. No open flames are allowed inside any Tufts University building.
• Keep BBQ grills at least 10 feet from the house.
• Do not disable smoke or CO detectors.
• Do not smoke indoors.
• Do not leave your cooking unattended.

Class C Fires

Fires can be classified in five different ways depending on the agent that fuels them: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class K. Each type of fire involves different flammable materials and requires a special approach. In fact, trying to fight a blaze with the wrong method might make the situation worse.

The eight different types of fire extinguishers include specialist dry powder, standard dry powder, foam, water spray, water mist, water spray, wet chemical and carbon dioxide. There is no single fire extinguisher that can be used on all classes of fire.

There are six classes of fire: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, ‘Electrical’, and Class F. Water and Foam fire extinguishers extinguish the fire by taking away the heat element of the fire triangle. Foam agents also separate the oxygen element from the other elements.

The size of a fire extinguisher indicates the amount of extinguishing agent it holds and is most often measured in pounds. Sizes can range from as small as 2.5 lb. to as large as 350 lb….Common fire extinguisher sizes and their approximate weight

• 2-A:10B:C – 4 lb.
• 3-A:40B:C – 5 lb.
• 4-A:60B:C – 10 lb.
• 10-A:80B:C – 20 lb.

ABC Fire Extinguishers use monoammonium phosphate, a dry chemical with the ability to quickly put out many different types of fires by smothering the flames. This pale, yellow powder can put out all three classes of fire: Class A is for trash, wood, and paper. Class B is for liquids and gases.

multipurpose dry chemical

OSHA states, “The three most common types of fire extinguishers are: air pressurized water, CO2 (carbon dioxide), and dry chemical.” There also are wet chemical fire extinguishers.

Types of Fires

• Class A Fires. involve common combustibles such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber, trash and plastics.
• Class B Fires. involve flammable liquids, solvents, oil, gasoline, paints, lacquers and other oil-based products.
• Class C Fires.
• Class D Fires.
• Class K Fires.

What are the fire extinguisher colours?

• Red – Water (both spray and mist)
• Blue – Dry powder.
• Cream – Foam.
• Black – Carbon dioxide (CO2)
• Yellow – Wet chemical.

Explanations regarding the different fire extinguisher colours are detailed below:

• Red – Water. Water extinguishers are safe for use on wood, paper & fabric fires.
• Cream – Foam.
• Blue – Powder.
• Black – Co2.
• Fire Blanket.
• Wet Chemical – Yellow.