I decide to re-certify the CERT training for its good to be reminded of techniques after a few years have passed. This is week two.
- There are three ingredients are needed for a fire; fuel, oxygen, heat. Remove one of the three and you to stop the fire.
- There are five types of fires
A: is for ordinary combustibles
B: is for flammable liquids
C: energized electrical equipment. Keep in mind with electrical equipment that the wall may contain damage and not just the sparks flying an outlet. As you start turning off circuit breakers and refuses it’s important to start small first and then moved to the main outlet. When you turn things back on are the opposite small things first then the large
D: combustible metals
K: cooking oils.
- There will be some labels on your fire extinguisher to tell you which one is used for what kind of fire.
- The fireman and great mnemonics of how to remember which one is what.
B equals boom as happens with inflammable liquids.
C equals chargeable which as in chargeable batteries or electrical equipment that requires energy.
D equals doom for combustible metals burn at a very high temperature and can create havoc
K equals kitchen and what is in the kitchen? Cooking oils.
A equals all the rest such as paper, homes, general materials
- Nice things add to your emergency kit sharpie, paper, with and forms
- It would be important to have the ranch connected to your meter. May be used as a cord such as those used to contain zip/computer cords ties to tie the ranch on to the meter. And it cannot be easily removed with a child.
- When the rectangular notch is alive high the channels open. One it is misaligned to the line of high is turned off.
- To turn off the meter turn left one fourth turn.
Select the pipe that leads to the ground.
- Fire extinguishers
- On the extinguisher will tell you what it’s used for.
- Many Extinguishers that have a gauge that will let you know the status of the pressure. You’ll – want to check the status of your equipment so it’s usable when you needed
- Use the acronym pass for the steps of using the fire signature.
P equals pulled the pin (it may be difficult the first time.)
A equals aim
S equals squeeze the nozzle
S equals sweep at the base of the fire with a fuel exist be the fire
