Fire

: Fire

Essay Table of Content

s : Page Number

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 4

Types Of Fire

Chapter 2 7

Approaches To Extinguish Fire

Chapter 3 12

Fire Hazards

Conclusion 19

Questionnaires 20

Bibliography 21

INTRODUCTION

This project investigates several types of fires that have been classified by the fire fighting department around the world in to facilitate consistent extinguishment approaches and maximize occupant and fire fighter safety . The essay will also describe about the various approaches used today to extinguish fire

in to prevent destruction of life , property and the environment . Apart from that Hazards of different types of fire would also be explained

Fire

Fire can is considered is one of the most precious gift that is human beings . It is extraordinarily helpful . Fire gave humans the first form of portable life and heat .It is because of fire that now we are able to cook food , fire also gives us the ability to forge metal tools , form pottery , harden bricks and drive power plants to generate electricity for the people

But apart from all these advantages , there are also some disadvantages of fire such as fire can destroy our house and all of our possessions in just a few minutes or it can reduce an entire forest to a pile of ask and charred wood . It is therefore can be considered as a terrifying weapon with an unlimited destructive power

Chapter 1

Types of Fire

Fire is classified into various different categories to facilitate efficient usage of fire and also to able to extinguish fire if it becomes uncontrollable . Written below are the classes of fire that has been agreed upon by different countries fire extinguishing department

Class A (Gagnon 1997

A Class A fire includes ordinary combustible materials such as wood , cloth , rubber and many plastics . Class-A fires are fairly simple to fight and contain - by simply removing the heat or oxygen (or in some cases fuel , the fire triangle collapses and the fire dies out

Class B : Flammable HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Liquid " \o "Liquid " liquids or liquefiable solids such as HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Gasoline " \o "Gasoline " petrol /gasoline HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Petroleum " \o "Petroleum " oil , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Paint " \o "Paint " paint some HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Wax " \o "Wax " waxes plastics , but not cooking fats or oils are included in Class B Fires

It also includes Fires that involve flammable HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Gas " \o "Gas " gases , such as HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Natural_gas " \o "Natural gas " natural gas , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Hydrogen " \o "Hydrogen hydrogen , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Propane " \o "Propane " propane , HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Butane \o "Butane " butane ( Gagnon 1992

Class-B fires (hydrocarbons and fuels on fire ) require much different handling than the standard water approach . Many fuels , such as HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Gasoline " \o "Gasoline gasoline or...