FIRE EXTINGUISHER

USE OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

A select group of Staff Members are trained in proper fire extinguisher use. If you are trained and can use an extinguisher to put out a fire with no personal risk, please do so. If not trained, pull fire alarm and evacuate.

Portable fire extinguishers should only be used to extinguish small, well-contained fires such as a waste basket fire.

When using a portable fire extinguisher, use the following procedures: PULL the pin on the fire extinguisher

AIM the hose at the base of the fire

SQUEEZE the handle on the fire extinguisher

SWEEP the fire back and forth starting at the base until the fire extinguished