Computer Fires

[VolFFJohn]

I've got a guestion.
How should you fight a computer fire? I've heard halon extingusihers work great but wanted to know what the rest of you think.

[Kvfcjr]

well if you unplug it, cant you just use an A or B?

[VolFFJohn]

Well I heard if you do that there is a less of a chance in saving what wasn't affect by the fire because the chemicals in the extingusher are hard on the computer curcuits

[ccvfd114]

frist of all i did not know that thay had a halon extingusiher. I know we dont carry them on are trucks. we have a,b,c and a few d's
but i did not know thay had a halon extingusiher is that a class H .

But if a Computer is on fire the fire is going to waste the Computer
so i would not worry about useing the abc. becouse the computer is gone. heat will kill a computer faster then a abc extingusiher will.
and if you use halon be sure to have a Air pack on for that Halon is
thinker then air and will kill you

[Kvfcjr]

Oh, ok. Thats right, now that I think oh it, I bet there are alot of metals that would burn well.

[VolFFJohn]

I know they will kill you, they told use that in one of my class, But what about computer fire at a school with a bunch of other computers around it.

We carry one halon extingusiher on our equipment truck.

[Kvfcjr]

Originally posted by ccvfd114
frist of all i did not know that thay had a halon extingusiher. I know we dont carry them on are trucks. we have a,b,c and a few d's
but i did not know thay had a halon extingusiher is that a class H .

D's are Halon extingwishers

[VolFFJohn]

sorry but a D isn't a halon, a D is for metal fires only, and halons "could" be use for almost anytype of fire.

I did a report for school on extuigsher and that is why I know a little about them.

[ccvfd114]

Kvfcjr that was stupid of me D is halon
and Volffjohn if a a alot of computer is on fire
cut the power and use abc or water just make SURE THE POWER IS CUT
BECOUSE THE COMPUTER IS GONE SAVE THE REST OF THE PLACE

[Kvfcjr]

oh, ok, thank you for clarifying

[VolFFJohn]

So they are classifed as D's I guess I must of missed that in class.

[Kvfcjr]

Originally posted by ccvfd114
Kvfcjr that was stupid of me D is halon
and Volffjohn if a a alot of computer is on fire
cut the power and use abc or water just make SURE THE POWER IS CUT
BECOUSE THE COMPUTER IS GONE SAVE THE REST OF THE PLACE

Wait, hold on, i thought d was halon, so did you, but Vol. say's its not, which is trues, lol

[ccvfd114]

you know class D may be a dry form of halon--- thank about it for a sec ABC dose not put out metil fire and halon would. @nd of all i would not use halon on all fire cost to much and is not a vary safe tool to use the gas form . but just use ABC or cut the power and use water

[Kvfcjr]

Originally posted by VolFFJohn
So they are classifed as D's I guess I must of missed that in class.

Oh ok, so D is Halon, glad we got that ordeal cleared up

[VolFFJohn]

I just looked in my essentials book and it says that they are "intended primarily for use on Class B and Class C fires"(pg 129) so I'm not sure where that puts them.