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 Portable Fire Extinguisher Products
Classification of Fires
    
Effective fire safety depends on having the appropriate fire fighting equipment for the
type of fire, knowing where to place it and how to use it. Extinguishers also have a numerical rating which serves
as a guide to the amount of fire they should be able to extinguish, as defined
by Underwriters Laboratories. For fire fighting purposes, fires are broken down into five
classifications:
 | Class A - Ordinary Combustibles (wood, paper, cloth, etc.) |
| Class B - Flammable Liquids |
| Class C - Electrically Energized Equipment |
| Class D - Combustible Metals |
| Class K - Combustible Cooking Media (vegetable & animal oils) |
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Services
All State Fire Equipment employs only factory-trained technicians to service and maintain
your fire extinguishers. In an effort to provide you with the highest level of service, we
use only genuine manufacturers' parts and chemical fill in all of our work, ensuring
compliance for your organization.
Our services and your responsibilities include the following:
| Monthly Inspections |
| Annual Inspections |
| Recharging |
| 6-year Maintenance & Hydrostatic Testing |
| Repairs |
| Training |
| Installations |
  
NFPA 10 Update
The general requirements for the selection and servicing of portable fire extinguishers is
set forth in the National Fire Protection 10, Standards for Portable Fire Extinguishers.
Included in the 1998 edition are the following changes:
| New Extinguisher Class (K)- Fires in cooking appliances that involve combustible cooking
media (vegetable or animal fats and oils). |
| Selection of Hazard - New fire extinguishers provided for the protection of cooking
appliances that use combustible cooking media (vegetable or animal oils and fats) shall be
listed and labeled for Class K fires. |
| Verification of Service - An extinguisher that has undergone maintenance that includes
internal examination or that has been recharged shall have a "Verification of
Service" collar located around the neck of the container. The exceptions are
extinguishers undergoing maintenance before 1/1/99 and cartridge operated extinguishers. |
Go to www.npfa.org for more information.
 
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