Confused? Not sure which extinguisher to use?

From the monthly archives:

March 2010

CO2 Extinguishers

31 March 2010

Ever wondered what the correct procedure is for using a CO2 fire extinguisher? Well, fear not, and don’t let it keep you up at night wondering how to do this, because help is at hand. Oh yes, never let it be said that this blog doesn’t keep you fully informed. I am an information fountain!
Anywho, [...]

I was a wee bit bored at work today. Don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret! So I spent approximately 3 minutes wandering down the corridor in our building, taking photos of fire extinguishers. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not a fire extinguisher enthusiast or an extinguisher spotter. I do not go out [...]

Auntie Hannah

30 March 2010

I am an auntie again – hurrah!!!! My brother and his wife had a baby on Monday – a little boy, called Zach. And I am ridiculously excited about the whole thing!
Now, my brother has been married for thirteen years. We really didn’t think that they would ever have children. To be honest, they are [...]

Calcutta Fire

30 March 2010

In the news this week – there has been a huge fire in the Indian city of Calcutta. It happened in Burrabazar – the city’s trading hub, and it took four days to bring the fire under control. Hundreds of fire fighters were involved in extinguishing the fire, and large amounts of property were destroyed [...]

There has been a fire in a residential building in Ottawa, Canada. Fortunately, it was possessions, and not people that were destroyed.
Residents of a multi-unit building in the Glebe destroyed in a weekend fire are now homeless and hoping that something of their lives survived the blaze.
Occupants of the three-storey brick building at 5 Monk [...]

Now, if the term ‘Fire Squid‘ sounds a wee bit odd to you, then I wholeheartedly agree, and share your confused feelings. Now, the big giant head (aka the boss man) has asked me to get my noggin around the ins and outs and technical whatnot of this piece of equipment, and then to explain to [...]

Cecil

21 March 2010

Cecil is a caterpillar, and Cecil is MY friend. Yes, when I was a small person, we used to tell the story of Cecil the caterpillar. And now FPO have one!! Well, he IS a Caterpillar, but probably not in the traditional sense of the word. Cecil is, in fact, a forklift, made by Caterpillar. [...]

FAIL!!!

20 March 2010

Somehow, I don’t think that a water spray constitutes a fire extinguisher!!!

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