Types of Fire Extinguishers

We supply a range of fire extinguishers which can be one of the following types based on the type of fire extinguishing agent.

Water or APW (air-pressurized water) Fire Extinguishers:

These are suitable for Class A fires only. Never use a water extinguisher on B and C types of fires as these can be very dangerous.

Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers:

They are filled with sodium bicarbonate or potassium bicarbonate. However, there is left a corrosive residue, which must be cleaned immediately to prevent any damage to materials. These are good for BC fires.

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Fire Extinguishers:

These are filled with highly pressurized CO2, which is a non-flammable gas. These can be used on BC fires, but usually ineffective on class A fire.

Foam Fire Extinguishers:

These are good for AB fires, particularly where petrol, parraffin, oil, varnishes, spirits, flammable liquids are involved. However, these are not recommended for fires involving electricity.

Dry Powder Fire Extinguishers:

These can be used on classes AB fires. However, when used indoors, powder can obscure vision or damage goods and machinery.

Clean Agent or Halotron Fire Extinguishers:

Clean agent Halotron is discharged as a rapidly evaporating liquid and leaves no residue. It effectively extinguishes Class A, B and electrical fires by cooling and smothering, without conducting electricity back to the operator. The clean agent is pressurized with nitrogen gas.

Fire extinguishers are also categorized into hand held, portable, wall mounted, trolley mounted and automatic systems. Automatic / Modular Type fire extinguishers get operated automatically on pre-set temperature basis. In most of the cases damaging fires occur during night times, weekends or holidays when no one is around, we strongly feel that automatic operation is the only solution for round–the- clock protection against fire.

Fire Sand Buckets

In emergency sand can be used to help smother most small fires by starving of oxygen. A fire sand bucket or fire bucket is a steel bucket filled with sand which is used to put out fires. They are placed in prominent positions in rooms or corridors. The fire buckets are usually made round bottom so that they cannot be used for other purposes.

Other Fire Safety Accessories: