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Types of Fire Extinguisher - All You Need To Know in 2019, Explained in Our Simple Guide.

There are 5 main types of fire extinguishers - water, foam, dry powder, CO2, and wet chemical - but 8 types total when accounting for variations of water and dry powder extinguishers. The type of fuel causing the fire determines its class - A for solids, B for liquids, C for gases, D for metals - and the appropriate extinguisher type to use. An explanation of each extinguisher type and fire class is then provided.

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Types of Fire Extinguisher - All You Need To Know in 2019, Explained in Our Simple Guide.

There are 5 main types of fire extinguishers - water, foam, dry powder, CO2, and wet chemical - but 8 types total when accounting for variations of water and dry powder extinguishers. The type of fuel causing the fire determines its class - A for solids, B for liquids, C for gases, D for metals - and the appropriate extinguisher type to use. An explanation of each extinguisher type and fire class is then provided.

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There are 5 main fire extinguisher types – Water, Foam, Dry There is no one extinguisher type which works

ich works on all classes of


Powder, CO2 and Wet Chemical. You should have the right fire.
types of fire extinguisher for your premises, or you may not Below is a summary of the classes of fire, and a quick
meet current regulations. reference chart showing which types of extinguisher should be
used on each.  We then provide a detailed explanation of each
The various types of fire extinguisher put out fires started with type of fire extinguisher below.
different types of fuel – these are called ‘classes’ of fire.  The
fire risk from the different classes of fire in your business
The classes of fire
premises will determine which fire extinguisher types you
need. There are six classes of fire: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class
Whilst there are 5 main types of fire extinguisher, there are D, ‘Electrical’, and Class F.
different versions of both the Water and Dry Powder  –    Class A fires – combustible materials: caused by
extinguishers, meaning there are a total of 8 fire extinguisher flammable solids, such as wood, paper, and fabric
types to choose from.  The 8 types of fire extinguisher are:  –    Class B fires – flammable liquids: such as petrol,
turpentine or paint
– Water  –    Class C fires – flammable gases: like hydrogen, butane or
– Water Mist methane
– Water Spray  –    Class D fires – combustible metals: chemicals such as
– Foam magnesium, aluminum or potassium
– Dry Powder – Standard  –    Electrical fires – electrical equipment: once the electrical
– Dry Powder – Specialist item is removed, the fire changes class
– Carbon Dioxide (‘CO2’)  –    Class F fires – cooking oils: typically a chip-pan fire
– Wet Chemical

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