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2. Purple-K - Wikipedia

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   Purple-K, also known as PKP, is a dry-chemical fire suppression agent used in some dry chemical fire extinguishers. [1] It is the second most effective dry chemical in fighting class B (flammable liquid) fires after Monnex (potassium allophanate), and can be used against some energized electrical equipment fires (USA class C fires). [2]

3. Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia

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   An anecdotal report of a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher was published in Scientific American in 1887 which describes the case of a basement fire at a Louisville, Kentucky pharmacy which melted a lead pipe charge with CO 2 (called carbonic acid gas at the time) intended for a soda fountain which immediately extinguished the flames thus saving ...

4. 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 ...

5. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   An air-pressurized-water fire extinguisher is similar but its water is expelled by the air pressure, it is held by one person, and a flexible hose makes aiming the water stream easy. Handtub A historical fire engine pumped by hand with the water supply held in a tub or cistern on the wagon, the water supply delivered by a bucket brigade .

6. Bromochlorodifluoromethane - Wikipedia

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   Halon 1211 is also a potent greenhouse gas with a 100-year global warming potential 2,070 times that of carbon dioxide and an atmospheric lifetime of 16.0 years. [6] Recycling of Halon 1211 allows it to remain in use, [7] [8] although parts availability is limited to a few manufacturers and can be an issue. Halon 1211 is still widely used in ...

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

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   However, a fire extinguisher is only as effective as its accessibility when disaster strikes. If a fire extinguisher is nowhere to be found when a fire starts, it’s as if you don’t have one at ...