Fire Extinguisher?

[TowZone]

Do You Know Where the Fire Extinguisher is in your truck?

 

Do you have more than One Fire Extinguisher on the tuck?

 

Can you access the Fire Extinguisher at a moments notice?

 

When was the last time you inspected and checked the date?

 

If you do not have a Fire Extinguisher what is the reason?

 

 

As Found On ECTTS Website:

Fire Extinguishers are Required Safety Equipment in Your Truck(s)!

Fire extinguishers are required by law on all trucks, truck tractors, and buses – except those in driveaway-towaway operations. Per the Code of Federal Regulations 393.95:

A power unit that is used to transport hazardous materials in a quantity that requires placarding (see 177.823) must be equipped with a fire extinguisher having an Underwriters’ Laboratories rating of 10 B:C or more.

 

A power unit that is not used to transport hazardous materials must be equipped with either:

1. A fire extinguisher having an Underwriters’ Laboratories rating of 5 B:C or more
2. Two fire extinguishers, each of which has an Underwriters’ Laboratories rating of 4 B:C or more

The fire extinguisher(s) must be filled and located so that it is readily available for use. The extinguisher(s) must be securely mounted to prevent sliding, rolling, or vertical movement relative to the motor vehicle.

 

Not only should you be carrying and mounting fire extinguishers as per the law, you should also know how they work, what the ratings mean, and be sure to know how to use them should the need arise.

Classification of Fire Extinguishers

 

Class A: used for ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, plastics, and textiles.

 

Class B: used for flammable liquid and gas fires, such as oil and gasoline. They deprive the fire of oxygen and interrupt the fire chain.

 

Class 😄 used on fires that involve electrical equipment, which means that the fire extinguisher uses electrically nonconductive materials.

 

Class 😧 used on combustible metals (magnesium, titanium, sodium, and others).

 

For trucks, buses, and truck tractors not transporting hazardous materials, one extinguisher rated 5 B:C or more or two extinguishers rated 4 B:C or more are required. This means that the extinguishers are rated for Classes B and C fires – Class B meaning it/they can be used on flammable liquids and gases, and class C meaning that it/they can be used on electrical equipment. The 4 and 5 mean that the extinguisher has 4 or 5 square feet of coverage.

 

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https://ectts.com/fire-extinguishers-required-safety-equipment-trucks/

 

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[yoBdaBenO]

Two Fire Extinguishers on each truck, drivers are shown where they are on a routine basis and are responsible for the ones on their assigned unit. If they are missing a Fire Extinguisher, we will replace it once in a years time period. If they had a situation they had to use it, they can trade it out for a new one. We don't want any of our truck to not have a fire extinguisher on board.

[Steve W]

As important as having them is it is also important to tell your folks how and when to use them.  

 

We are instructed the Ext is for our truck only.  Any other fire,  that's the fire departments business. 

 

Especially with hybrids and such you do not want your folks anywhere near a car fire.   Let it burn!!

[dperone]

One of our extinguishers just saved our bacon a few weeks ago on an impound. While in tow the car caught fire, luckily my dad noticed right away, pulled over and knocked it while it was still a small electrical fire. Easy access to a charged extinguisher saved our truck, the customers car and a much bigger headache.

[goodmichael]

I keep 2 in the truck. Cheap insurance.