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    FIRE SAFETY

    GROUP 4
    BS-INDTECH 1 - CLARITY
    FIRE

    FIRE IS A CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN A FLAMMABLE OR


    COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL AND OXYGEN. THIS PROCESS CONVERTS THE
    FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AND OXYGEN INTO ENERGY. OTHER
    BY-PRODUCTS OF FIRE INCLUDE LIGHT, SMOKE AND OTHER GASES. MANY OF
    THESE GASES SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN
    BROMIDE, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE,
    NITROGEN DIOXIDE, ETC. ARE TOXIC TO HUMANS.
    FIRE SAFETY

    FIRE SAFETY IS THE SET OF PRACTICES INTENDED TO REDUCE THE DESTRUCTION


    CAUSED BY FIRE. FIRE SAFETY MEASURES INCLUDE THOSE THAT ARE INTENDED TO
    PREVENT THE IGNITION OF AN UNCONTROLLED FIRE AND THOSE THAT ARE USED TO
    LIMIT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTS OF A FIRE AFTER IT STARTS.
    PUTTING A FIRE PREVENTION PLAN IN PLACE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE
    EXTENT OF DAMAGE THAT A FIRE CAN CAUSE AND HELP TO AVERT ONE FROM BREAKING
    OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE. A FIRE EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN DETAILS HOW YOU AND
    YOUR STAFF, THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING, CAN EXIT IN A SAFE AND APPROPRIATE
    MANNER.
    THE FIRE
    TRIANGLE

    THE FIRE TRIANGLE AND THE


    PYRAMID OF FIRE ILLUSTRATE THE
    ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR FIRE TO START
    AND THE METHODS OF EXTINGUISHMENT.
    EACH SIDE REPRESENTS AN ESSENTIAL
    INGREDIENT FOR FIRE. THE THREE
    ELEMENTS ARE FUEL, OXYGEN AND HEAT.
    FUEL:
    ANY MATERIAL THAT WILL BURN IS CLASSIFIED AS FUEL.

    OXYGEN:
    FROM OUR DEFINITION OF FIRE, WE NEED OXYGEN WHICH COMBINES WITH
    FUEL WHILE BURNING. NORMALLY, THE AIR HAS 21% OXYGEN AND 78% NITROGEN.

    HEAT:
    COMPLETES THE CHEMISTRY OF FIRE
    THE FIRE
    TETRAHEDRON

    When a fire starts, a


    fourth element, which is
    the chemical reaction
    itself, is necessary for
    flame propagation. The
    four-sided figure is called
    the Fire Tetrahedron.
    CLASSIFICATION OF FIRES
    THERE ARE FOUR CLASSES OF FIRES, CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO THE KIND OF
    MATERIAL THAT IS BURNING. FOR THE FIRST THREE CLASSES OF FIRES, THERE ARE TWO SETS
    OF COLOR-CODED ICONS COMMONLY USED. ONE OR BOTH KINDS OF ICONS APPEAR ON MOST
    FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO INDICATE THE KINDS OF FIRE AGAINST WHICH THE UNIT IS INTENDED
    TO BE USED.
    THERE IS ONLY ONE ICON USED TO INDICATE THE FOURTH (CLASS D) KIND OF FIRE.
    CLASS D FIRES INVOLVE UNCOMMON MATERIALS AND OCCUR IN FAIRLY SPECIALIZED
    SITUATIONS. NOTE THAT ANY GIVEN FIRE CAN FALL INTO MORE THAN ONE CLASS; A FIRE THAT
    INVOLVES BOTH BURNING PAPER AND KITCHEN GREASE WOULD BE A CLASS AB FIRE.
    KNOWING THE CLASSIFICATION OF FIRES IS IMPORTANT FOR THE SPEEDY
    EXTINGUISHMENT AND SAFETY OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS. USING THE WRONG EXTINGUISHING
    MEDIUM MAY CAUSE THE FIRE TO SPREAD AND ENDANGER THE FIRE FIGHTERS.
    CLASS A

    FIRES ARE THOSE FUELED BY MATERIALS THAT, WHEN THEY BURN LEAVE A
    RESIDUE IN THE FORM OF ASH, SUCH AS PAPER, WOOD, CLOTH RUBBER, AND
    CERTAIN PLASTICS.
    CLASS B

    FIRES INVOLVE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND GASSES, SUCH AS GASOLINE, PAINT


    THINNER, KITCHEN GREASE, PROPANE, AND ACETYLENE.
    CLASS C

    FIRES INVOLVE ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL WIRING OR EQUIPMENT (MOTORS,


    COMPUTERS, PANEL BOXES)
    NOTE THAT IF THE ELECTRICITY TO THE EQUIPMENT IS CUT, A CLASS C FIRE
    BECOMES ONE OF THE OTHER THREE TYPES OF FIRES.
    CLASS D

    FIRES INVOLVE COMBUSTIBLE METALS SUCH AS MAGNESIUM, SODIUM,


    TITANIUM, AND CERTAIN ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS SUCH AS ALKYL
    LITHIUM AND GRIGNARD REAGENTS.
    CLASS K

    FIRE THAT INVOLVES COMBUSTIBLE COOKING FUELS SUCH AS


    VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL OILS AND FATS.
    WHEN SHOULD YOU FIGHT A FIRE?

    IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY IS YOUR


    MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FIGHT A
    FIRE. IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET, THEN YOU
    MAY CHOOSE TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AGAINST THE FIRE. IF
    ANY OF THE CONDITIONS IS NOT MET, OR YOU HAVE EVEN THE
    SLIGHTEST DOUBT ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY, DO NOT
    FIGHT THE FIRE.

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