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2. Here’s Where You Should Store Your Fire Extinguisher ... - AOL

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   A fire extinguisher can be the difference between a minor house fire and the total loss of your home. However, a fire extinguisher is only as effective as its accessibility when disaster strikes.

3. Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia

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   Specifications of fire extinguishers are set out in the standard AS/NZS 1841, the most recent version being released in 2007. All fire extinguishers must be painted signal red. Except for water extinguishers, each extinguisher has a coloured band near the top, covering at least 10% of the extinguisher's body length, specifying its contents.

4. 5 Common Household Hazards & How to Safeguard Against Them

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   Fire extinguishers are your first line of defense in an emergency fire situation. Access to multiple fire extinguishers throughout your home could make all the difference during a blaze, because ...

5. 5 Essential Steps to Prepare Your Home for a House Sitter - AOL

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   Instructions and locations for fire extinguishers, thermostats, the home security system (including how to contact the monitoring company), circuit breakers, appliances, and the water main valve.

6. Home safety - Wikipedia

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   Smoke alone will not set a fire sprinkler to discharge. Fire extinguishers use a variety of substances to put out fires; dry powder, dry chemical, water, halogenated, carbon and foam. Since different substances burn differently, fire extinguishers are labeled (and often color-coded) according to the type or class of fire they can extinguish. It ...

7. Fire control - Wikipedia

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   Fire control is the practice of reducing the heat output of a fire, reducing the area over which the fire exists, or suppressing or extinguishing the fire by depriving it of fuel, oxygen, or heat (see fire triangle). Fire prevention and control is the prevention, detection, and extinguishment of fires, including such secondary activities as ...