Fire extinguisher is a commonly used fire extinguishing tool in fire fighting, at the beginning of the fire, due to the small range, weak fire, is the most favorable time to fight the fire, the correct and timely use of the fire extinguisher, can recover huge losses.
The fire extinguisher has a simple structure, is light and flexible, and can be operated by simple learning and training. At present, the commonly used fire extinguishers include dry powder fire extinguishers, water-based (foam) fire extinguishers and carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.
How to use dry chemical fire extinguisher
Dry chemical fire extinguisher
01 Eligibility
It is suitable for extinguishing all kinds of flammable, combustible liquid and flammable and combustible gas fires and electrical equipment fires.
02 How to use
Hold the pressure handle with your right hand and the bottom of the fire extinguisher with your left hand, and gently remove the fire extinguisher. Carry a fire extinguisher to the scene in your right hand, remove the lead seal, and pull out the safety pin. Holding the nozzle in his left hand and the pressure handle in his right hand. At a distance of 2-3 meters from the fire source, press down the pressure handle with your right hand, swing the nozzle from side to side with your left hand, and spray dry powder to cover the entire combustion area.
03 Precautions
Fire extinguishers should be placed in a convenient, dry and ventilated place. Check whether the dry powder is agglomerated twice a year, and replace it in time if there is a clumping.
How to use carbon dioxide fire extinguisher
CO2 fire extinguisher
01 Eligibility
It is used for all kinds of flammable, combustible liquid and combustible gas fires, and can also extinguish the initial fire of instrumentation, books and archives, craftsmen and low-voltage equipment.
02 How to use
How to use: Hold the pressure handle in your hand and carry the fire extinguisher to the scene. Seal, unplug the safety pin. Stand 2-3 meters away from the fire source, hold the horn barrel in your left hand, and press down the pressure handle with your right hand. Spray at the root of the source of the fire and continue to push until the fire is extinguished.
03 Precautions
Fingers should not touch the mouth of the horn and metal parts to avoid frostbite. Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers should be inspected regularly, and should be inflated and replaced in time.
How to use a foam fire extinguisher
01 Eligibility
It is suitable for extinguishing all kinds of oil fires, wood, fiber, rubber and other solid combustible fires.
02 How to use
Hold the pressure handle with your right hand and the bottom of the fire extinguisher with your left hand, and gently remove the fire extinguisher. Cover the nozzle with your right hand and hold the bottom edge of the barrel with your left hand. Turn the fire extinguisher upside down in a vertical position, shake it up and down a few times, and then release the nozzle.
Grab the ear of the barrel with the right hand, grasp the edge of the bottom of the barrel with the left hand, the nozzle is facing the combustion zone, stand 2-3 meters away from the fire source and spray, and keep moving forward, surrounding the flame spray until the fire is extinguished. After extinguishing the fire, place the fire extinguisher on the ground with the nozzle facing down.
03 Precautions
Foam fire extinguishers should not be stored near high temperatures or places that may be exposed to the sun, and anti-freezing measures should be taken in winter to prevent freezing.
Keep in mind how to use the fire extinguisher!
In case of fire, call immediately
119 police call
If everyone is involved in extinguishing the fire
Be sure to keep yourself safe and do what you can