Posted by NC Wayne on April 09, 2008 at 16:42:05 from (166.82.206.74):
Just thought I'd post a little reminder for ya'll to check and service your fire extinguishers and other safety equipment regularly. With summer coming on and what I expect to be alot more dry weather coming fire prevention needs to be on everyones mind. Just remember of you don't keep them serviced they might not work whern you really need them. I got caught off guard the other day while cutting parts off an old crane for a friend. The machine had been setting under an oak tree for quite a few years and was full of dry leaves. I had wet things down with water from a faucet about 200 feet from the machine and thought I was OK. Turned out the water wet the top few layers of leaves down but since I didn't literaly drown it the leaves underneath were still dry enough to light off. Not having planned for it to catch fire when wet I hadn't gotten any extra water so I grabbed the small disposable extinguisher I keep in the cab of the truck. It's been riding around for several years and still showed good on the guage. When I pressed the lever I got a FFFFFT and just a little powder. As you can imagine that was not nearly enough to knock down the flames much less put the out. I figure it rode around so long the dry chemical inside vibrated down and packed too tight to disperse. So I was forced to grab the big one I keep in the back and thankfully it worked. Fortunatly I do try to keep it serviced regularly by turning it upside down and hitting it with a rubber mallet to stir up the dry chemical inside but I never thought about that with the smaller one, I just took it for granted it would work. Too I discoverd after the fact that many of the portables sold for vehicle use (like the one I had) are only rated as BC (flamible liquids and electrical) and not ABC which includes the A rating for wood, cloth, etc. I know most of us that carry one will be just as likely to use it on a grass fire or soemthing of that nature as we would for a machine fire, and the BC simply isn't rated for that. So, first make sure you have the right extinguisher, and that you regularly check and service your all your safety equipment. If you do nothing else sure make your fire extinguishers are ready to go. I got lucky and the larger one put the fire out before it grew too large which gave me the opportunity to get alot more water and make sure it didn't happen again. For me it's lesson learned because I might not get so lucky the next time... and you might not either.
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