On Tue, 17 May 2005 10:04:13 +0100, "Christian McArdle"
wrote:


A good type to have in a kitchen is ABC powder.

No it isn't - it is the perfect way of turning a small fire into a
conflagration. Dry powder will not extinguish burning oil and will
scatter it everywhere.

An alternative is AFFF
foam, although powder is probably superior.

AFFF is far superior to dry powder and the substance in Class F (Oil
Fire) extinguishers. If you had a normal domestic spray bottle with
AFFF in it it would put out a chip pan fire.

Get some training on how to use them. Without training (and usually with
training too), their most effective use is to smash windows.


That will certainly get the fire going!

The best plan
is almost always to get out and leave firefighting to the experts.

The best plan is _always_ to get out - and stay out.

Probably the most important thing to remember about fire safety after smoke
alarms is teaching children an escape plan. The most important element of
this is teaching them not to hide. It is instinctive for young children to
hide in wardrobes in a fire, which is a death sentence. They must be told to
run for a door, and if no doors are available, to go to a room with a
window, shut the door and scream from the window.

Agreed.




--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/