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Fires are classified into various classes, and different types of portable fire extinguishers must be used accordingly. The theory behind portable fire extinguishers is that a fire can be extinguished by removing one or more of the following four elements:

- Fuel
- Heat
- Oxygen
- Chain Reaction

Identify the extinguishing mechanism and the class(es) of fires they are used to extinguish for the following types of fire extinguishers:

- ABC Powder
- Carbon Dioxide
- Foam
- Water

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Explanation:

ABC Powder: sprays a very fine chemical powder. This acts to blanket the fire and suffocate it. Class A, B, C fires

Carbon dioxide: extinguishes CO2. By doing so, it removes oxygen from the fire, effectively suffocating it of oxygen. Class B fires

Foam: spray a type of foam that expands when it hits the air and blankets the fire. This prevents the vapors from rising off the liquid to feed the fire, thus starving it of fuel. Class A and B

Water: releases microscopic water molecules that fight the fire on a variety of levels. the level of oxygen in the air is decreased, which helps to suffocate the fire. Class: most all

also, your fire classes:

Class A: freely burning, combustible solid materials such as wood or paper

Class B: flammable liquid or gas

Class C: energized electrical fire (energized electrical source serves as the ignitor of a class A or B fire – if electrical source is removed, it is no longer a class C fire)

Class D: metallic fire (titanium, zirconium, magnesium, sodium)

Class K: cooking fires – animal or vegetable oils or fats

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