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A
comprehensive range of courses are available to suit your individual
needs. Whether it be advanced Fire Training, including the use
of Breathing Apparatus, or Basic Fire Training we have the requirements
to fulfill your needs. All courses are conducted at your premises
with discussion on evacuation and special needs, video presentation,
fire prevention and practical use of fire extinguishers.
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WHAT
IS FIRE?
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To
appreciate the value of a First Aid Fire Appliance like an extinguisher,
you must first understand fire. Fire is a chemical reaction involving
rapid oxidation (burning) of a fuel. To initiate and maintain
this chemical reaction the following must be present at the same
time in order to produce fire.
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- FUEL
A
combustible substance such as solids, liquids or gas
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- OXYGEN
A sufficient amount (over 21%) must be present in the atmosphere surrounding
the fuel for the fire to ignite.
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- HEAT
The
attainment of a certain temperature to the fuel. Once started
the heat supply is maintained.
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METHOD
OF EXTINCTION
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Because
three ingredients are necessary for fire to occur, it follows
logically that if one or more are removed from the equation the
fire will be extinguished.
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Fire
extinguishers put out the fire by taking away one or more of the
elements from the fire triangle. REMEMBER
keep fuel sources and ignition sources separate at ALL
TIMES.
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FIRE
EXTINGUISHER CHART
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