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blue

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red and white

These are all red

They spray water

They are for use on: Organic fires e.g. paper, wood, straw, plastics, coal, soft furnishings

They should not be used on electrical or deep fat fires

These emit Dry powder

Organic solids plus flammable liquids e.g. petrol, oil, solvents, paraffin, tars; flammable liquids e.g. propane, butane, methane; metals and swarf; electrical fires

Not suitable for electrical fires over 1,000 volts

These are for Organic solids, flammable liquids.

They are not suitable for domestic fires

These are Carbon Dioxide

We use these on electrical fires

Suitable for high and low voltage electrical fires

Wet Chemical

These are used on Organic solids, cooking oils and fats

These are suitable for extremely high temperature fires

Heat

Fuel

Oxygen

Remove any one of these three and a fire will die!