| The fire extinguishers are one of the common sites | | | | use. One can make his or her fire extinguisher ready |
| not only at the offices or other work places, but also in | | | | for use by pulling that pin. |
| the vehicles and homes. To know how a fire | | | | • Aim: This clearly means aiming the hose, nozzle or |
| extinguisher works is as important to know where it is | | | | horn of the container and towards the fire by standing |
| located in order to use it in case of emergency. | | | | almost eight to ten feet away from it. |
| Basically the instructions to use fire extinguisher is | | | | • Squeeze: In order to bring the fire extinguisher into |
| pretty much similar for all fire extinguishers. One of the | | | | action gently or carefully press the trigger. By pressing |
| simplest ways to remember the basic steps to use | | | | the trigger or by squeezing the trigger the contents of |
| fire extinguisher is to remember only one word that is | | | | the fire extinguisher will come out and create a blanket |
| PASS. The full form of PASS is to pull, aim, squeeze | | | | on fire which won't allow it to burn for long. |
| & sweep. Although there are number of fire | | | | • Sweep: This clearly means by holding the hose of |
| extinguishers which have some different design but | | | | the item one should sweep it over the base of the fire. |
| one can always remember how to use a fire | | | | This way one can ensure that the whole fire or |
| extinguisher by remembering only one word and that is | | | | burning element is getting hit by the contents of the fire |
| PASS. In almost all conditions these instructions work | | | | extinguisher. |
| well for the water, foam, mist and carbon di oxide fire | | | | But using fire extinguisher is not the last and final thing |
| extinguishers. | | | | one should call 911 and activate the fire alarm before |
| Following is the explanation of the PASS method | | | | or after using the fire extinguisher. It is also really very |
| instructions which are required to use a fire | | | | important to find out that no one is in ganger before |
| extinguisher: | | | | and after extinguishing the fire. And in case fire could |
| • Pull: Almost on every fire extinguisher there is a | | | | not go out quickly then one should immediately |
| pin which is located near the trigger which is of great | | | | evacuate and call the fire department. |