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A <br />Ordinary combustibles: <br />wood, paper, rubber, <br />Water, <br />Dry Powder, <br />QFM <br />fabrics, and many plastics <br />Halan <br />La <br />Flammable Liquids and <br />Gases: gasoline, oils, <br />Carbon <br />Dioxide, <br />Dry <br />w <br />■ <br />paint, lacquer, and tar <br />r <br />G <br />Fires involving Live <br />Electrical Equipment <br />Carbon <br />Dioxide, <br />Dry Powder <br />� <br />Hahn <br />D <br />Wpft.A <br />1 U� <br />ry Combustible Metals or Special <br />Combustible Metal Alloys Agents <br />U <br />Fires in Cooking Appliances <br />K that involve Combustible <br />Cooking Media: Vegetable <br />or Animal Oils and Fats @ � 0 <br />This chart shows you the markings on the <br />side of most fire extinguishers. <br />The fire type that the extinguisher can be <br />used can be noted by letters, colors and in <br />some cases through symbols. <br />The National Fire Protection Association has devised an acronym to help you remember how to <br />use a fire extinguisher: PASS. <br />PASS stands for Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep. <br />Be sure to point the nozzle at the base of the fire. If you <br />aim at the flames, the extinguishing agent will likely pass <br />through the flames and be ineffective. <br />Be aware of smoke. Seven out of ten fire deaths occur from <br />breathing poisonous gases produced by the fire. Stand <br />several feet away, advancing only when the fire starts to <br />diminish. <br />i PULL THE PIN <br />E'AimAT THE BASE <br />SQUEEZE TRIGGER <br />%SWEEP <br />