• 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 for Help ?
After this training you should be able to:
Know about Basics of Fire
Identify, Select & Operate of various types of
extinguishers.
How to call Security/Help ?
FIRE IS CHEMICAL REACTION IN WHICH SUBSTANCE (FUEL) COMBINES WITH OXYGEN
MAKING AN EXOTHERMIC REACTION WITH THE EMISSION OF LIGHT, HEAT & SMOKE.
• 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 take
place
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
take place
Remove the FUEL sources, and there is nothing to
burn.
If we remove any one side of the triangle, the fire cannot
take place
Remove the OXYGEN and the
oxidation reaction stops
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 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.
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 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
We have learned that:
How to operate
• 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 don’t 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.
• If you want to rescue your self in a smoke filled area do
not walk, crawl on the floor instead. Do not use lift. Use
stairs, rush to the windows/doors.
We have learned that:
• Fire fighting installations & equipments in A.G.. Unit
• What should you do if your clothes catch on fire?
• How to keep yourself and others safe.
Dial Emergency Numbers –112 OR 101
Tell Your Name, Designation &
Phone number
Provide exact location of Fire &
if you know, specify material
involved in Fire
On arrival furnishing the details
to the Core group team & assist
them
