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Fire Extinguisher Labels

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fire-extinguisher-labels-old.jpg Class A Extinguishers will put out fires in ordinary combustibles, such as wood and paper. Class B Extinguishers should be used on fires involving flammable liquids, such as kitchen grease, gasoline, kerosene, paint, oil, etc. Class C Extinguishers are suitable for use on fires involving electrical equipment or wires.

The older labeling system uses simple icons with an A, B or C designation to show which class or classes of fire it is safe to use a given extinguisher to fight. The class system and the types of fires associated with each class is described in Fire Extinguisher Ratings.

fire-extinguisher-labels-new.jpg Class A Extinguishers will put out fires in ordinary combustibles, such as wood and paper. Class B Extinguishers should be used on fires involving flammable liquids, such as kitchen grease, gasoline, kerosene, paint, oil, etc. Class C Extinguishers are suitable for use on fires involving electrical equipment or wires.

The newer labeling system uses standard pictorial symbols which show the class or classes of fire for which the extinguisher is suited. The symbols identify the type of fire the extinguisher can be used for. See Fire Extinguisher Ratings for descriptions of the classes, and Fire Extinguisher Types for information on the type of fire extinguisher to use on particular classes of fires.

fire-extinguisher-labels-red-slash.jpg This fire extinguisher may be used on class A fires (ordinary combustibles, such as wood and paper) This fire extinguisher should NOT be used on class B fires (flammable liquids, such as kitchen grease, gasoline, kerosene, paint, oil, etc.) This fire extinguisher should NOT be used on class C fires (electrical equipment or wires.)

Note: A red slash stroked through any of the fire classification symbols means that it is unsafe to use that extinguisher on that class of fire. For example, a water-filled extinguisher would show the symbols for Class B and C fires slashed through, as water should never be used to extinguish a flammable liquid or an electrical fire.

If a symbol is not shown on the extinguisher's label, it simply means the extinguisher was not tested for that class of fire.

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Headquarters Fire Station No. 31

7650 Oak Bay Road - Port Ludlow, WA 98365

360-437-2236 phone - 866-367-2291 fax

Business Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday thru Friday

Interim Fire Chief - Brad Martin