Fire Nowhere

  • August 29, 2010 8:35 am

Everybody thinks fire as a killer. It is so friendly when handled properly. Fire needs three things to withstand. One is oxygen, another is source and the other one is flammable materials. If any one of these is stopped, fire can be killed. So, when there is fire in your place, immediately take a wet cloth and tie around your nose for your oxygen supply. Then without delaying either cut oxygen supply for the fire, or removes all the flammable materials from its reach or immediately kills it with water. Large fire extinguishers are also of great use. But nobody knows how to use them or it could be out of their reach.

The Importance of Fire Safety

  • August 3, 2010 2:35 am

There were two co-workers working in a retail jewelry store one night. I heard about this story, because, I had worked for this company at another location and was transferred to this particular location. One of the two co-workers/employees of this particular company had to work the ‘ night shift ‘. After closing hours, the employees began to do their daily tasks of closing down the shop. They were both busy with their assigned chores when one of them began to scream frantically. She was a female. The other, male, came out of the back room only to see a small fire trickling along side of an electrical cord. The woman was standing in a corner frantically screaming while the male, very calmly grabbed the fire extinguisher and doused the fire! They said there was foam everywhere! But luckily, one kept a clear, calm head and used the fire extinguisher to save the building. When I had come on board, I asked the guy, my new co-worker, “what is that long black spot on the carpet near the discount fire blankets “? He told me the story. As it turned out, this gentleman had applied with the local fire department for a job, so having known a little about fire safety, I would imagine they were lucky to have a calm headed person around who had an interest in extinguishing fires! The carpet was later replaced.

Fire in the Kitchen

  • July 29, 2010 8:23 am

Fire has always been one of my biggest fears. I have always been paranoid about setting our house on fire. The thought of a fire in my home has haunted me for a long time. When I was a little girl, I watched my grandparents lose everything in a fire. Long before foam fire extinguishers existed I believe, It was because my cousin left a piece of candy wrap sitting on the stove, it lit up under my grandmothers boiling pot of potatoes, and in less than an hour, my grandparents lost it all. So, needless to say, I own a lightweight foam fire extinguisher. The night I smelt smoke coming from my kitchen, I was glad to have one. My son had left a paper plate sitting on the stove top that he forgot to turn off before heading to bed. My biggest fear had actually happened, and instead of freaking out like I thought I would, I handled it really well, and was thankful for the foam fire extinguisher.

Be Concerned

  • July 3, 2010 2:52 am

Fire safety is something everyone should be concerned with, especially in the kitchen. With all the different heat sources and flammable liquids in the kitchen it is very important to keep a working fire extinguisher nearby. Your kitchen sink is no replacement for a fire extinguisher because water does not mix with the two most common types of kitchen fires, grease and electrical. As with all extinguishers, it is important to always keep your kitchen fire extinguisher where it can easily be reached in a moment’s notice. In addition to the kitchen, you might consider placing a 2kg automatic fire extinguisher in a few other places in your home such as the garage, laundry room, and any room with a working fireplace.

Safety Product

  • June 1, 2010 4:38 am

Nowadays there are some courses are there for fire safety. In industries lot of employment is available for safety officer post. There are four class of fire. They are A, B, C and D. Afff fire extinguishers are used to shut all these kind of fire. In industries and companies the management is putting afff fire extinguishers here and there. The companies giving training to a group of employees regarding the usage and methods of using afff fire extinguishers by a well trained persons. In emergency they are working what they are trained. Afff fire extinguishers manufactories are having inspectors. The inspectors are examining the afff fire extinguishers sold by the company in a regular period. They calibrate the afff fire extinguishers in a particular gap.

Common Sense about Fires

  • May 3, 2010 6:12 am

Every home should have easy access to a powder fire extinguisher. Be aware that you must familiarize yourself with how to use one before an emergency rises and you find you don’t know how to use it! Make sure the powder fire extinguishers you purchase will extinguish more than one kind of fire. Powder fire extinguishers should be used at the base of a fire not sprayed over it. This is the most effective way to extinguish it. Never attempt to put out a fire if you feel it is too big for you to extinguish safely. Instead, have a plan of escape ahead of time, leave immediately then call 911.

Early Events

  • May 1, 2010 2:22 pm

I don’t know if this has ever come across your mind, but when I was a kid, every time I walked pass small water fire extinguishers I got a rush. I could really never explain why but I think its because it looked fascinating and also it seemed dangerous. Yes, I knew by then it was for putting out fire but in my head it could do more damage than the fire itself. So as a 13 year old boy I decided to open the extinguisher and see what it could do. It was just a normal summer day with my friends and when we opened the extinguisher we immediately came up with new ways to use it. We decided to go with the idea of using it to power a small wooden box that we lit on fire that had wheels on them. When we launched it, it went out of control and ended up on a pile of hay and started a fire. We rushed and tried to use the extinguisher but it was empty. Eventually we got the fire out by collecting water from a nearby pond , but only then realized the danger of fires and the real use of fire extinguishers.

Importance of Fire Extinguishers

  • April 22, 2010 11:59 pm

We today have got too busy schedules, all of us have the need to run for money, and have our own residences or offices which are often insured or taken care for safety or unexpected incidences. Fire Extinguishers are just another way of making sure that all your premises and people are secure and can be looked in as a measure for prevention of unexpected hazards like fire , which can be an incidence caused due to someone’s negligence or due to a particular break down, these new co2 fire extinguishers are mainly designed to protect you by helping to prevent the fire to be worst and damage your premises, these have various types and versions depending on one’s requirement, or the size and area of a particular premise. Huge companies and mall designed with the latest technology have these preventive measures taken and have a tie up with these companies for replacement of the same. The extinguisher basically is provided in metal cans and are easy to operate, with the increasing amount of risks and uncertainties in life its always better to have these sort of preventive measures taken for the life and durability of our premises where we often are staying or working, This would lead to a much safer and a risk free life.

Fire extinguisher

  • April 12, 2010 2:59 am

A fire extinguisher is a must in any home or office. Everybody should take preventive methods against fire. Fire safety refers to precautions taken to prevent or reduce the fire. In houses and offices, there is a chance to spread fire through electric wire shortening or through some other reasons. Nowadays, every offices and houses take fire safety devices such as fire extinguisher. A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to control fires in emergency situations. They are fitted on the wall of the buildings. There are also grenade-like extinguishers in the market. There are two main types of fire extinguishers such as stored pressure and cartridge-operated. Stored pressure fire extinguishers are the most common type.