Classification

 Type of Fire

 Fires involving solid carbonaceous materials:

 Wood, Paper, Cardboard, Plastics, Textiles, Coal

 Fires involving Flammable Liquids or Liquifiable Solids:

 Petrol, Diesel, Oils, Spirits, Paints, Sugar etc.

 Fires involving Flammable Gases

 Natural Gas, Methane, Propane, Butane, Acetylene etc.

 Fires involving Combustable Metals:

 Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, Lithium etc.

 Fires involving Electrical Equipment:

 Electricity does in itself not burn but is a heat source and adds

 a dangerous complication to the extinguishing of items that

 are usually initially identified under classification ‘A’ above 

Fires involving Cooking Oils:

Fats, Vegetable & Cooking Oils where the heat source is

underneath the cooking vessel such as Deep Fat Fryers.

Type

  Colour Band

  Fire Type Use

Water           

  Red

  Class A

Foam

  Cream

  Class A & B

Powder

  Blue

  Class A, B , C & 

Carbon Dioxide

  Black

  Class B & 

Wet Chemical

  Yellow

  Class A & F