INFORMATIVE

To provide the best protection for life and property, it is essential that make a proper fire extinguisher selection. Classification and extinguishing capacity Fire extinguishers are vital pieces of information to make a correct selection.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has established the requirements for quantity, size, location, operation and maintenance of fire extinguishers portable. These requirements are contained in NFPA 10, "Standard for portable fire extinguishers. "

Within this standard it is established that the selection of fire extinguishers for A given situation must be determined by the following:

• The character and size of the fires that could be found.

• The construction and occupation of the assets to be protected.

• The ambient temperature of the area where the fire extinguisher will be located.

• Other factors that may dictate the choice of a certain type of fire extinguisher.