FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Making sure you have the right type of extinguisher and that it’s properly stored and inspected at least once a year will be a life-saving precaution in the event of a fire.
Extinguishers installed in locations where they’re more prone to rust, impact, or tampering should be inspected more often.
Do you have the right fire extinguisher?
| Type | Class | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Dry Chemical | A B C | General building protections, offices, retail stores, warehouses, wood working shops, boats | ||
| BC Dry Agent | B C | Fuel storage, oil-based paint storage, paint spray booths, auto repair shops, aviation tugs, fueling carts | ||
| Clean Agent | A B C | Computer server rooms, telecommunication, manufacturing facilities, aviation flight lines, maintenance facilities, offices | ||
| Class K Wet Chemical | A K | Restaurant kitchens, cafeterias, food trucks | ||
| Water | A | Office buildings, auditoriums, convention halls, oxidizer storage, pool chemical storage | ||
| Water Mist | A C | Hospitals, museums, libraries, telecommunications, computer rooms, server rooms, clean rooms | ||
| Foam | A B | Fuel storage, oil-based paint storage, dip tanks | ||
| Carbon Dioxide | B C | Welding shops, auto repair shops, manufacturing facilities | ||
| Class D Dry Powder | D | Machine shops, foundries, metal fabrication shops, heavy industries |
Fire Classifications
| A | B | C | D | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Combustibles | Flammable Liquids & Gases | Live Electrical Equipment | Combustible Metals | Cooking Equipment | ||||
| wood, paper, rubber, fabrics, plastics | gasoline, oils, paint, lacquer, tar, grease | computers, servers, monitors, appliances, transformers | magnesium, titanium, sodium, lithium, potassium | cooking oils, fats, commercial cooking appliances |
Fire Extinguisher Services
Annual Certification
New Extinguishers
6 Year Maintenance
Recharge
Hydro-Testing
Cabinets & Mounting Brackets
Maintenance:
Mechanical parts of the fire extinguisher
Extinguishing Agent
Expelling Means
Physical Condition
At Red Hawk Fire Protection, We provide high quality fire extinguisher cabinets and mounting brackets. Placement of your fire extinguisher is important, it needs to be readily accessible in the event of a fire. Different mounting brackets will be required for different locations that the fire extinguisher will be installed (wood, metal, concrete).
Our highly-experienced technician will install your extinguisher with the appropriate cabinet or mounting brackets, ensuring you have easy access in the event of an emergency and preventing damage or theft to the extinguisher.
OSHA Requirements
Employers must mount, secure, and identify fire extinguishers in an area conspicuous to employees.
Use only OSHA-approved fire extinguishers.
Must inspect, test, and maintain fire extinguishers.
Employer-Provided fire extinguishers must be appropriately classified for the kinds of fires that could occur in each specific work environment.