Ans: For this purpose, five classes of fire will be briefly defined:

• • Class A: freely burning, combustible solid materials such as wood or paper
  • Class B: flammable liquid or gas
  • Class C: energized electrical fire (energized electrical source serves as the igniter of a class A or B fire – if electrical source is removed, it is no longer a class C fire)
  • Class D: metallic fire (titanium, zirconium, magnesium, sodium)
  • Class K: cooking fires – animal or vegetable oils or fats

Ans: Depends on the class of fire, note that there are also other types of extinguisher that we supply, however for this discussion we will focus only on ABC dry chemical and CO2 extinguishers.

An ABC dry chemical (powder) fire extinguisher has numerous advantages as it is a multi-purpose extinguisher and is therefore one of the most common extinguishers to have on hand.

It sprays a very fine chemical powder composed most commonly of mono ammonium phosphate, this acts to blanket the fire and suffocate it.

Powder extinguishers are effective for class A, B and C fires, since it is not an electrical conductor and since it can effectively break the chain reaction in a liquid or gas fire, something a water extinguisher cannot do.

A carbon dioxide fire extinguisher (CO2) is one of the cleanest types of extinguishers to use as it leaves no residue and requires no clean up.

The CO2 extinguisher extinguishes CO2, by doing so it removes oxygen from the fire effectively suffocating it of oxygen. It is perfect for use on class B fires that involve flammable liquids and on Class C electrical fires.

Ans: We supply ABC Dry Chemical, CO2, Water, K type Wet Chemical fire extinguishers

Ans: We stock and supply 2.5lbs, 5lbs, 10lbs and 20lbs ABC dry chemical. For CO2 we stock 5lbs and 10lbs (15lbs, 20lbs, 50lbs &100lbs are special order).

Ans: The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recommends monthly inspection and yearly service.

Ans: We are open Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 5pm (except on public holidays).

Ans: Yes we provide training in:

• • Fire Safety management systems
  • Evacuation
  • Fire drills
  • Fire Extinguisher usage
  • Fire System Operation

Ans: We supply Panda safety shoes line which are designed and manufactured totally in Italy.

Ans: Yes we supply and install these systems, we also provide maintenance service by service contracts or making appointments as needed.