By Catherine Powell
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If you’re still looking for a last-minute
Christmas gift, have you considered a home fire extinguisher. Since home fires can be one of the most devastating
and potentially deadly threats to your home and your family, if you don’t have
a home extinguisher, there’s no time like the present. While most homes have smoke detectors, far
too few have fire extinguishers. Those
homes that do sometimes find that the extinguisher doesn’t work when they need
it most. To help make sure your family
is safe and secure from fire, I thought my holiday present to you would be to take
the time to cover everything you need to know about home fire extinguishers.
1.
One size fits all? – Hardly. When it comes to fire extinguishers there are
actually four classes that homeowners should know, each of which is capable of putting out a particular
type of fire.
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Class A is designed to extinguish burning wood, paper
or cloth
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Class B is used to fight flammable liquids and gas
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Class C is for electrical fires
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Class K is designed to fight cooking oil fires
