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keepthetips t1_j6c1xmw wrote

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fishy2sea t1_j6c8qv7 wrote

Completely agree, you might hurt someone otherwise or get the wrong fire.

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thebipeds t1_j6cor7t wrote

If you have never used a fire extinguisher before you should practice actually using one. When there is an emergency it’s important not to hesitate.

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Responsible-Bed-516 t1_j6criek wrote

RACE-PASS

R-escue/evacuate A-larm C-ontain/Close doors E-xtinguish

P-ull pin A-im at THE BASE of the fire S-queeze the handle S-weep from side-to-side at THE BASE of the fire

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Maism45 t1_j6d30e0 wrote

Adding to OP: Fire extinguishers work by either cooling the source or shutting off the oxygen from the source. Meaning that aiming for the flames won't do anything as those flames will just keep coming as long as Material, Temperature and Oxygen are given.

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ibcurbdiver t1_j6dagr7 wrote

Check with your local fire department or employer ( larger companies) I had to get fire extinguisher training every year for my job. Perhaps there’s a training course that you can attend. Ours consisted of a video about types of fires and extinguishers. Then we had hands on a cut down barrel with some lit diesel fuel Twist pin, easier then pulling aim at base of fire squeeze and sweep flame. https://youtu.be/ktrv34zW7-A

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Rus_agent007 t1_j6ddm2g wrote

If you have the powder one, stand in door opening enter as close as you can. But dont forget the door entrance position. Stay close if possible. Low position. Range 5 m in those.

Just empty that shit. Move backwards so you dont breath in gas and faint. It will be hard to see. Just stay low in the door opening and keep emptying. Even if you dont see anything. It will get everywhere that damn powder.

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Gargomon251 t1_j6dluz5 wrote

This is literally printed on the fire extinguisher itself. Using a product as intended.

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nickellme t1_j6drljr wrote

Also having the right fire extinguisher on hand for the likely fire that might happen. Imagine putting out a fire with an extinguisher made for paper and it is a grease fire.

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Damocles-Nuts t1_j6f3ygm wrote

You have four classes of fires:

Before anyone corrects me, this isn’t all inclusive, there are always exceptions and weird cases, but for the layperson these are what those classes of fires are.

Class A - generally anything that ashes, paper, wood, etc

Class B - chemicals and grease

Class C - electrical fires, like your circuit box

Class D - metal (you probably won’t see this far)

In America there’s a fifth class, Class K, which is kitchen fires. In general this is just a cute way of saying a Class B fire. Most home fire extinguishers are going to be rated for A, B/K, and C. This depends on the agent used to fight the fire.

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TheDeafGuy8 t1_j6fq13c wrote

Keep in mind, this advice applies when fighting a fire using water. you should aim above the fire and work down, the reason why is so that you minimize the chance of super heated steam coming back at you, water expands 12000x when it turns into vapour, and steam injuries burn you twice, once when the steam hits, and once when it cools into boiling water, it can also go through clothes.

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ProfCmdrC63 OP t1_j6fsrz7 wrote

I heard PASS but never RACE. I have however heard of tactics similar to RACE but never that acronym though. Ie the sign next to some fire alarms that say Sound alarm, close doors, leave building, call fire, do not re enter unless the fire dept says so, etc

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