Using a Portable Fire Extinguisher

3/24/2020 (Permalink)

A portable fire extinguisher is an important fire safety tool.

A portable fire extinguisher can be a life and property saving tool when used correctly.  Read the instructions on the fire extinguisher and become familiar with them before a fire breaks out.  In order to operate an extinguisher, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) suggests remembering the word PASS:

• Pull the pin. Hold the nozzle pointing away from you and release the locking mechanism.
  
• Aim low. Point the extinguisher at the base of the fire.
  
• Squeeze the lever slowly and evenly. 

• Sweep the nozzle from side-to-side.

Use a portable fire extinguisher when the fire is confined to a small area, such as a wastebasket, and is not growing; everyone has exited the building; the fire department has been called or is being called; and the room is not filled with smoke.

SERVPRO of Edina / Eden Prairie is available 24 hours a day to help with any questions about fire, smoke or soot damage.  Please contact us at (952) 563-1532.