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Discuss five classes of fire and state examples of materials that cause each respective type of fire.
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ChatGPT
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1. Class A fire: This type of fire involves ordinary combustible materials such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber, and plastics. Examples of materials that can cause Class A fires include furniture, curtains, clothing, and cardboard.
2. Class B fire: Class B fires involve flammable liquids and gases such as gasoline, oil, grease, solvents, and paint. Materials that can cause Class B fires include fuel oil, propane, acetone, and alcohol.
3. Class C fire: Class C fires involve energized electrical equipment such as appliances, wiring, and circuit breakers. Examples of materials that can cause Class C fires include computers, televisions, power tools, and extension cords.
4. Class D fire: Class D fires involve combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, sodium, and potassium. Materials that can cause Class D fires include metal shavings, powders, and dusts.
5. Class K fire: Class K fires involve cooking oils and fats commonly found in commercial kitchens. Materials that can cause Class K fires include vegetable oils, animal fats, and grease.
2. Class B fire: Class B fires involve flammable liquids and gases such as gasoline, oil, grease, solvents, and paint. Materials that can cause Class B fires include fuel oil, propane, acetone, and alcohol.
3. Class C fire: Class C fires involve energized electrical equipment such as appliances, wiring, and circuit breakers. Examples of materials that can cause Class C fires include computers, televisions, power tools, and extension cords.
4. Class D fire: Class D fires involve combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, sodium, and potassium. Materials that can cause Class D fires include metal shavings, powders, and dusts.
5. Class K fire: Class K fires involve cooking oils and fats commonly found in commercial kitchens. Materials that can cause Class K fires include vegetable oils, animal fats, and grease.
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Google Gemini AI
1 day ago
Class A Fires
- Materials: Ordinary combustibles, such as wood, paper, fabric, and plastics
- Examples: Office fires with burning files and paper, house fires with burning furniture and clothing, wildfires with burning vegetation
Class B Fires
- Materials: Flammable liquids, such as gasoline, oil, and grease
- Examples: Fuel fires in vehicles, oil tank fires, chemical fires in laboratories
Class C Fires
- Materials: Electrical equipment, such as computers, electrical wiring, and appliances
- Examples: Electrical fires in office buildings, industrial fires in electrical substations, home fires with burning electronics
Class D Fires
- Materials: Combustible metals, such as aluminum, magnesium, and titanium
- Examples: Fires in chemical plants where metal powders are produced, fires in machine shops where metal shavings are collected, fires in foundries where molten metal is handled
Class K Fires
- Materials: Vegetable oil or animal fat cooking oils
- Examples: Restaurant fires with burning cooking oil, home fires with oil fires on stovetops, deep fryer fires in commercial kitchens
- Materials: Ordinary combustibles, such as wood, paper, fabric, and plastics
- Examples: Office fires with burning files and paper, house fires with burning furniture and clothing, wildfires with burning vegetation
Class B Fires
- Materials: Flammable liquids, such as gasoline, oil, and grease
- Examples: Fuel fires in vehicles, oil tank fires, chemical fires in laboratories
Class C Fires
- Materials: Electrical equipment, such as computers, electrical wiring, and appliances
- Examples: Electrical fires in office buildings, industrial fires in electrical substations, home fires with burning electronics
Class D Fires
- Materials: Combustible metals, such as aluminum, magnesium, and titanium
- Examples: Fires in chemical plants where metal powders are produced, fires in machine shops where metal shavings are collected, fires in foundries where molten metal is handled
Class K Fires
- Materials: Vegetable oil or animal fat cooking oils
- Examples: Restaurant fires with burning cooking oil, home fires with oil fires on stovetops, deep fryer fires in commercial kitchens
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