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    A fire extinguisher is a handheld active fire protection device usually filled with a dry or wet chemical used to extinguish or control small fires, often...
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  • on Fire Extinguishers, The Fire Safety Advice Centre Australian Fire Classes, Futura Fire – Australia For Fire Extinguishers, Wollongong Extinguisher Service-Australia...
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    extinguisher is used, it can either make the fire worse or fail to control it. For example, using a type A, B, C fire extinguisher on a chemical fire...
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  • and Fire Department Operations 5th Edition. IFSTA. p. 1335. "Fire Extinguisher Use". OSHA. Retrieved 13 April 2021. "How to Use a Fire Extinguisher". UofSC...
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    slows. Oxygen can be denied to a fire using a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher, a fire blanket or water. The water can have two different roles. In the...
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    portable fire extinguishers within a building, or may require permanently installed fire detection and suppression equipment such as a fire sprinkler...
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  • The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a U.S.-based international nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property, and...
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    that can be detected at low levels. It was formerly widely used in fire extinguishers, as a precursor to refrigerants and as a cleaning agent, but has since...
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    headquartered in Marinette, Wisconsin that manufactures fire suppression systems, extinguishers, and administers fire training. Ansul's initial activities included...
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    J. Martin (1842-1872) was awarded a patent for improvement to the fire extinguisher in 1872. The invention involved the use of pipes to carry water upwards...
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