When to use a Foam Fire Extinguisher
June 27, 2013
When it comes to choosing a fire extinguisher you need to assess the type of fire risks present and compare these risks with the fire suppressant properties of the [...]
Fire Extinguishers
Is Dry Powder a catch all for ADR Vehicles?
June 8, 2012
Recently a Sainsbury's tanker caught fire in Whitby, North Yorkshire, not far from the superstore while fully-laden with almost 40,000 litres of fuel. The quick thinking driver had the presence [...]
Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers not a catch all solution
May 22, 2012
I visited the local Sunday market this week and in passing a stall I noticed a chap examining a fire extinguisher. The stall was typical car boot fodder from [...]
Fire extinguishers for Motor Sports
April 11, 2012
The MSA who oversee competitive Motor Sports in the UK have very strict safety regulations and require cars to carry a fire extinguisher during competitions for use in the [...]
Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers a legal requirement for caterers
February 7, 2012
Although the history of the modern canister type fire extinguisher dates back to the early 19th Century, Wet chemical fire extinguishers are very much the baby of the brood. [...]
Water extinguishers to be used with care
January 19, 2012
Ask the average person in the street what a fire extinguisher contains and the odds are water extinguishers will come top of the list. The problem is that although [...]
Powder Extinguishers – things to know
January 11, 2012
Powder extinguishers also known as Dry Chemical and Dry Powder fire extinguishers. What is possibly not widely appreciated is that Dry Powder is a catch all description for a [...]
Co2 Extinguishers – Things you should know
December 21, 2011
Co2 extinguishers originally came into prominence as a replacement for halon or BCF extinguishers which were banned for most applications in 1993 under the Montreal protocol after it was [...]
Advantages of Foam Fire Extinguishers
December 21, 2011
Foam fire extinguishers, or more correctly AFFF extinguishers offer some key advantages over the better known water equivalents. AFFF is short for Aqueous Film Forming Foam and, although it [...]
