![]() ![]() MultiCHEM fire extinguisher – Class A, B and F Wet Chemical fire extinguisher – Class A and F Powder fire extinguisher – Class A, B, C and electrical fires (under 1000v)ĬO2 fire extinguisher – Class B and electrical fires ![]() The list below concisely highlights which classes of fire various fire extinguishers are suitable for. You can quickly identify a suitable fire extinguisher by its label. Different types of fire extinguisherĮach class of fire requires a certain type of fire extinguisher. Some settings are at greater risk of certain types of fire than others and each class of fire requires a specific type of fire extinguisher to be present. This is where a fire risk assessment becomes so important as it allows premises to identify which classes of fire they are most at risk of and, as a result, be able to install suitable fire safety measures. For example, a commercial kitchen or restaurant would be obligated to keep fire extinguishers suitable for Class F fires where an office would not. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires premises to supply adequate fire safety equipment relevant to the risks of the premises. Here, we outline the various classes of fire, where they can potentially occur, and which fire extinguishers are suitable for each class of fire. In fact, using a fire extinguisher that isn’t intended for use on a particular class of fire can quickly make the fire worse and pose serious risk to the fire extinguisher’s user and others in the vicinity. ![]() Distinguishing the different classes of fire is incredibly important to fire safety because not all fire extinguishers are suitable for every type of fire. ![]()
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