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  2. ABC dry chemical - Wikipedia

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    When a Class K / Class F extinguisher is not available an ABC dry chemical extinguisher can be carefully used to control a fire involving cooking oils or fats if the operator is aware of the potential need to re-apply more chemical if the oils or fats reignite. . [1]

  3. 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]

  4. Gaseous fire suppression - Wikipedia

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    Canisters containing argon gas for use in extinguishing fire in a server room without damaging equipment. Gaseous fire suppression, also called clean agent fire suppression, is the use of inert gases and chemical agents to extinguish a fire.

  5. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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    CO 2 extinguisher Fire extinguisher that releases carbon dioxide gas to displace oxygen to smother and cool a fire, such as a flammable liquid. Combination nozzle A low pressure fog nozzle (usually 120 to 150 lbf/in² or 820 to 1030 kPa that can be adjusted to produce a near straight stream. Also commonly referred to as a Taskforce tip (TFT).

  6. Active fire protection - Wikipedia

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    The most common extinguisher is the ABC extinguisher and are found in most offices and homes. It can be used on normal fires, liquid fires, and electrical fires. There are also special extinguishers for kitchen fires and for use on burning metals, those being Class K and Class D respectively.

  7. Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia

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    Specifications of fire extinguishers are set out in the standard AS/NZS 1841, the most recent version being released in 2007. All fire extinguishers must be painted signal red. Except for water extinguishers, each extinguisher has a coloured band near the top, covering at least 10% of the extinguisher's body length, specifying its contents.

  8. Ansul - Wikipedia

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    Estimated to cost US$24 million and take two years, 100,000 cubic yards (76,000 m 3) of contaminated sediment would be removed from an area of 3 acres (12,000 m 2) - 3.5 acres (14,000 m 2) acres around the Eighth Street Slip, which would be replaced with sand from another (undisclosed) area of the river and topped with stone.

  9. Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 was created in response to the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning. [1] The report's authors estimated fires caused 12,000 deaths, 300,000 serious injuries and $11.4 billion in property damage annually in the United States, asserting that "the richest and most technologically advanced nation in the ...