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Extinguishers &
Coding
|
Type of fire |
Class of fire |
TYPE OF EXTINGUISHER AND
COLOUR CODING |
|
Water |
Foam |
Powder |
CO2 |
Vap. Liquid |
Wet Chem. |
| |
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Red |
Blue |
White |
White |
Black
|
Yellow |
Oatmeal
|
| |
|
ABE |
BE |
|
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Ordinary Combustables |
A |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Not
effective |
Limited
effect |
YES |
YES |
|
Liquids |
B |
Not
effective |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Limited
effect |
Limited
effect |
Not
effective |
|
Gases |
C |
Not
effective |
Not
effective |
YES |
YES |
|
Not
effective |
|
Electrical |
E |
Dangerous |
Dangerous |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Dangerous |
|
Oil/Fat |
F |
Dangerous |
Limited
effect |
Not
effective |
Limited
effect |
Limited
effect |
Not
effective |
YES |
|
Metal |
D |
combustible
metal fires (magnesium, sodium, titanium) that burn at
extremely high temperatures |
|
LiFePO4 12V Lithium battery |
F-500 |
to extinguish LiFePO4 Lithium 12volt
batteries without reignition |
thanks to Mike Sargeant for
this information
updated by Rob to include
LiFePO4 Lithium 12volt batteries
december 2008
updated december 2025
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