Types and Uses of Fire Extinguisher

There exist many types of fire extinguishers for a different type of fire

In the case of fire emergency the thing most do is reading the instructions written on the fire extinguisher in order to figure out, can it be used to fight the fire. But knowing in advance and being able to distinguish extinguisher could save lives and assets immediately.

Fire is in many forms, it is better to know more on how to access different fire extinguisher.

Every fire the extinguisher is ergonomically designed for safe and effective dismissal of fire and its contents.  Each extinguisher has varied materials in it, which is suitable to fight certain types of fire. 

The an appropriate Fire extinguisher must be used for the particular class of fire, or else it may ineffective to fight fire, and some cases may aggravate the fire.

Fire Extinguishers Types

The main 5 types of fire extinguishers are:

·        Water

·        Powder

·        Foam

·        CO2

·        Wet chemical

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