How to Use a Fire Extinguisher
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Since I talked about the types of fire extinguishers last week,
I thought that it would be important to talk about how to use them.
I thought that it would be important to talk about how to use them.
Recently, at a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) boot camp, I learned about a simple way to remember how to use a fire
extinguisher. It goes like this:
P - Pull. Pull the pin at the top of the extinguisher
A - Aim. Aim the nozzle towards the fire
S - Squeeze. Squeeze the handle to dispense the chemicals that extinguish the fire.
S - Sweep. Move the nozzle in a sweeping motion back and forth at the base of the fire.
Extinguishing the fire at its base is important, because a fire's source is at its base.
Now you know how to use a fire extinguisher!
Get ready. Now.
Your Emergency Preparedness
Extinguishing the fire at its base is important, because a fire's source is at its base.
Now you know how to use a fire extinguisher!
Get ready. Now.
Your Emergency Preparedness
