INTRODUCTION TO FIRE - CLASS K FIRE - LESSON 7

QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED

What is Class K Fire? Define Class K Fire? Definition of Class K Fire?

ANSWER:

A fire that occurred in cooking oil, animal fat or grease, etc. is called Class K Fire or Kitchen Fire.

This fire mostly occurred in kitchen, cooking center, restaurant etc. where food is cooked.

Although this fire also occurred in flammable liquids but it consider  in Class K not in Class B. 

Why?

The reason is that the flammable liquids which include in Class K fire are required very high temperature to burn. 

Whereas, the flammable liquids which include in Class B Fire are required a very minor ignition point to burn. Therefore the class B and K fire are consider separate ranking and the extinguishing agents are also separate for both class.


  

INTRODUCTION TO FIRE - CLASS D FIRE - LESSON 6

QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED

What is a Class D Fire? Define Class D Fire? Definition of Class D Fire?

ANSWER:

A fire that cause due to burning of metal is called  Class D fire or  Metal Fire.

Most of the metals that cause this fire to burn have letter "um" at the end of their names such as Magnesium, Titanium, Potassium, Calcium, etc.

This fire is most commonly occurred in the chemical industry and the nature of this fire is based on the chemical properties of the metal.

INTRODUCTION TO FIRE - CLASS C FIRE - LESSON 5

QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED

What is Class C Fire? Define Class C Fire? Definition of Class C Fire?

ANSWER:

A fire that is ignited by electric, and it also has a power supply during the fire, such as power meters, power wires, transformers, fans, tube lights and other electrical appliances is called Class C fire or electrical fire.

This fire is usually occurred by the following reasons:

1. Short circuit
2. Heating of electrical appliances
3. Expire, Poor, Damaged Electrical Equipment
4. High voltage or Overload
5. Water or humidity in electrical appliances
6. Repair or replace equipment while energized or have electrical flow etc.

INTRODUCTION TO FIRE - CLASS B FIRE - LESSON 4

QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED

What is a Class B Fire? Define B Class Fire? Definition of Class B fire?

ANSWER:

A fire in which flammable liquids or gases are burnt like petrol, kerosene oil, diesel, natural gas, propane, hydrogen sulfide etc. are called B Class Fire or flammable gas and liquid fire.

INTRODUCTION TO FIRE - CLASS A FIRE - LESSON 3

QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED

What is a Class A Fire? Define Class A Fire?

ANSWER:

A fire that burns ordinary solid materials such as paper, cardboard, wood, cloth, etc.

Called Class A fire or common fire substance fire.

INTRODUCTION TO FIRE - CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE - LESSON 2

QUESTIONS MAY BE ASKED

How many types of fire are there ?? Tell fire types ?? Tell the Classification of fire?? Define Fire Classification??

ANSWER:

There are five types of fire:

Class A: 
Ordinary Solid Combustible Material

Class B: 
liquid and gas fires

Class C: 
Electrical Fire

Class D: 
Metal Fire

Class K: 
Kitchen fire

Regards,
SHADMAN ALVI