FIRE IS A GOOD SER
BUT A VERY POOR
Your safety in case of fire or other emergency
may depend upon knowing — and following — a
few important rules.
1. Keep your head; don’t shout or get excited.
2. Turn in the alarm at once; if possible, put
out the fire.
3. Remember your part in organized fire drills
and do your job well.
4. At all times know the exact location of the
nearest exit.
5. Walk—don’t run—toward the nearest exit;
above all, don’t crowd or push others.
6. If a line forms at the exit you are headed for,
stay in line and await your turn.
7. Be especially careful at stairways—never run
—never crowd; use the handrail.
8. In any emergency, forget your tools and per
sonal belongings; your life and the lives of
others are more important.
FIRE EXTINGUISHER FACTS
TYPE
CONTENTS
Bicarbonate
of soda
solution and
sulfuric
acid
Plain
water
Water and
cartridge
of carbon
dioxide gas
Solution of
aluminum
sulfate and
bicarbonate
of soda
KINDS
OF FIRE
CLASS A
(wood,
paper,
textiles,
etc.)
CLASS A
("Loaded
stream”
is also good
on small
GLASS B)
CLASS A
and
CLASS B
(oil,
gasoline,
grease,
paint)
HOW
TOSTART
Turn over
Ponp by
hand
Tom over
and bump
Turn over
DISCHAR6E
For
Vh gal.
size
30-40 ft.
50-55 sec.
TYPE
CONTENTS
KINDS
OF FIRE
Liquid car
bon dioxide
under
pressure
Carbon
tetrachloride
and other
chemicals
Bicarbonate
of soda with
other dry
chemicals
and
cartridge of
carbon
dioxide gas
CLASS B
(Oil, gas
oline, paint,
grease)
CLASS C
(live
electrical
equipment)
These ex
tinguishers
also have
some effect
on CLASS A
fires (wood,
paper,
textiles)
HOW
TO START
Pull pin
and open
valve
6-8 ft.
About
42 set.
[151b. size)
Turn
handle,
then pump
by hand
Pull pin
and open
valve (or
press
lever),
then
squeeze
nozzle
vaivs
DISCHARGE
20-30 ft.
40-45 sec.
(1-qt. size)
About 14 ft.
22-25 sec.
(30-lb. size)
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