- FIRE EXTINGUISHERS : Fire Extinguishers constitute first aid appliances and are designed in order to jet extinguishing material which prevents spreading of fire. The fire extinguisher is a most important tool for firefighting especially during the first stages of fire. Fires are of four
basic types : solid, gas fuels, liquid fuels and flammable metals. A fire extinguishers performance in fire extinguishing is written on the extinguisher’s label. Maintenance of all extinguisher types should be carried out only by authorized companies.
- - Low pressure fixed fire fighting system (FM 200, DRY POWDER).
- - High pressure fixed fire fighting system (CO2).
- FIRE MAN SUITS : The fire fighter’s overalls is a means of individual protection against fire. A fire Man’s Suit, is manufactured of high thermal endurance fire proof material and it should be light and comfortable. In addition, thermal protection should be provided to the fire fighter when fighting fire.
- FIRE BLANKET : It is a fire preventing blanket in various sizes for fighting small seal fires. A fire Blanket can be also used by men escaping through fire.
- MEDICAL OXYGEN : Medical Oxygen is placed in a special pressurized cylinder and is provided to patients who suffer from breathing failure.
- EMERGENCY ESCAPE BREATHING DEVICE (EEBD) : It is an independent device. EEBD can be used by a man in order to escape from a place in which there is not enough oxygen and they can’t breathe.
- BREATHING APPARATUS : It is an autonomous device serving as one of the most important tools of a firefighter. It consists of the air back, the suspension belts, the pressurized air cylinder, the manometer with the high pressure pipe, the sonar warning (whistle),the air lung together the mind pressure pipe and the full face mask, which isolates completely the user’s breathing system. Its use is for fire extinguishing.
