A fire blanket is a vital tool in extinguishing a fire by cutting off the oxygen supply. These specially designed and manufactured blankets can be used to completely smother small fires.
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There are three key questions to answer when it comes to fire blankets;
1. Do you need training to use a fire blanket effectively?
2. Can you use one on a person?
3. Can you reuse a fire blanket?
Let&#;s take a look at all the factors involved in all three answers to those questions and help make sure that you know more about how, when and why to use a fire blanket properly.
If you don&#;t know what you&#;re doing in a fire, then you could be leaving the door open to disaster.
The main use of a fire blanket is to deal with smaller Class F fires (that is where a fire catches from cooking oils and fats). The idea is to smother the flames and wait for the fire to properly burn out which can take some time.
As we any fire equipment, using a fire blanket correctly can make a huge difference.
If you do not know how to tackle a fire properly, you could end up making the matter worse and actually spread the fire. That is particularly true when it comes to using a fire blanket.
The basic steps in how to use a fire blanket follow;
If you have any doubt about tackling the fire or that your fire blanket or equipment is safe to use, then shut the door and call the fire brigade. It&#;s crucial that you do not put yourself or others in harm&#;s way.
Fire blankets can be used in different situations. They are a quick and effective way to deal with oils and fats that have caught fire, usually in a cooking environment.
They can also be used in the emergency to wrap around someone whose clothes have caught alight. This is especially useful if the person in question cannot drop and roll to put the flames out.
Always ensure that your hands are safely covered in the blanket as you wrap the person in the fire blanket.
You can also use the fire blanket if you need to move through a room that has caught fire. You can wrap yourself, a child or baby or another person in the fire blanket as you pass through the affected area.
The answer is No.
Fire blankets are an emergency measure and they are not designed or made for reuse. A fire blanket should always be properly disposed of after use and immediately replaced.
Fire blankets must be non-flammable themselves and provide the strongest possible barrier against heat and oxygen. Modern fire blankets have a fiberglass layer and come in a range of sizes.
Once a fire blanket is used, it may not be as effective against the heat or be able to stop oxygen from getting to the fire. This is why it is a clear No to the question &#; Can you reuse a fire blanket?
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It&#;s too dangerous to have any fire equipment that does not perform properly in the case of a fire.
Once a fire becomes widespread or beyond the size of the fire blanket, that blanket will no longer be effective. You should only use this fire blanket if it is for personal protection and always make sure that safety is the top priority.
It&#;s crucial to know how and when to properly use a fire blanket. Treat it exactly the same as you would for using a fire extinguisher and be sure that everyone is across the correct use and the location of your fire blanket and any other fire-fighting equipment.
It is also important to have your fire blankets and equipment properly maintained and checked. That&#;s where Jim&#;s Fire Safety come into the picture.
We&#;re the true professionals when it comes to fire safety including; fire extinguisher inspections, fire hose reel testing and fire blanket inspection.
Talk to Jim&#;s Fire Safety today &#; and be sure you&#;re fire safe.
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A Fire Blanket is an adaptable and flexible piece of fire-fighting equipment. It can be used for more than just extinguishing a cooking fire, it can also be used to smother the flames on a person whose clothes have caught fire for example.
A sheet of flame retardant material designed to extinguish small fires as soon as they start, fire blankets are made of either fibre glass or woven-nylon coated material with a silicone-based flame retardant. They work by stopping the air flow to the fire, starving it of oxygen &#; one of the vital ingredients that a fire needs to keep burning.
Fire Blankets for use in kitchens and around the home are folded and stored in a quick, easy release container which enables the blanket to be pulled out and placed over a fire to smother it. Ideally a Fire Blanket should be mounted on the wall to assist easy release and we generally advise that it be replaced every five years to ensure the flame retardant coating is still effective.
Having a Fire Blanket in a kitchen provides home-owners with peace of mind. If a pan catches light when cooking, under no circumstances should water be poured onto the flames. This will result in the fire spreading out rapidly, often causing devastating consequences. It is important that a fire blanket is big enough to cover the full area of the fire and therefore cut off the oxygen supply to the flames.
For restaurant kitchens and those in office and commercial premises, a fire blanket will have been specified as part of the fire safety measures for the building. For fires in commercial kitchens, it is also recommended to have a wet chemical fire extinguisher at hand as these are the only type of fire extinguisher designed specifically for use on fires in the kitchen involving volume of cooking oil as in deep fat fryers.
A hard case fire blanket is preferable in a commercial kitchen as it is better protected against the constant coating of grease in the atmosphere which will be caused by frying. The hard case fire blanket is also easier to clean down in this environment. Fire blankets in commercial kitchens need to be replaced more often than every 5 years because of the potential damage from the grease and oil.
Firechief Fire Blankets come in a range of sizes and are manufactured from either K40 or K100 glass fibre cloth, both equally effective. All our Fire Blankets are kitemark certified to BS EN and carry a 5-year guarantee for peace of mind.
Here at Firechief, we want you to feel safe. Our mission is to work hard every day to protect lives and property from fire by providing a range of fire safety products that can be trusted to perform when the heat is on.
Our range includes fire extinguishers, fire blankets, and lithium battery fire extinguishers - please see the video demonstration of how to use a fire blanket successfully below.
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