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The Haunted Castle, Revisited - NFPA Journal. An amusement park blaze 30 years ago killed eight teenagers, produced a headline-grabbing courtroom drama, and sparked controversy within NFPA.
These fire extinguishers and agents are intended for use on Class D fires and specific metals, following special techniques and manufacturer’s recommendations for use. The extinguishing agent can be applied from a fire extinguisher or by scoop and shovel. Using a scoop or shovel is often referred to as a hand propelled fire extinguisher.
List of participants in the Firewise USA program by state.
A portable fire extinguisher can save lives and property by putting out a small fire or containing it until the fire department arrives;.
This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign focuses on making sure you have working smoke alarms.
For more information check out our NFPA Portable Fire Extinguisher Fact Sheet. Annex E of NFPA 10 also has some more great information on fire extinguisher distribution if you want to learn more about the topic. Editor’s Note: I rounded to the nearest whole number for any calculations performed in this blog.
The to-do list is long and varied. An increase in home cooking fires and cooking fire deaths compared to the 1980s suggest research opportunities and more urgent public education efforts. A third of all fatal home fire victims in the US are 65 or older, and research is necessary to better understand how to protect our most vulnerable citizens.
Class K Fire extinguishers discharge a chemical that reacts with the cooking oil or fat to produce a soapy media that sits on top of the fuel and smothers the fire. The chemical process of creating this soap involves the reaction of the acidic (low pH level) extinguisher discharge with the basic (high pH level) cooking oil or grease and is ...
The ancient Greeks believed that fire was one the four basic elements that composed all things in the ...
A guide to fire alarm notification, covering the basics and key components.