People travelling in airplanes should have some knowledge of the type of fire extinguishers they may find onboard passenger aircrafts so that in case of a fire emergency, they know how to use the extinguishers to put out fires during the early stage of fire development.

1. Aircraft Portable Fire Extinguishers Andrew W. Wong

18. Applicable Standard NFPA 408 Standard for Aircraft Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers 1999 Edition

19. Basic Fire Chemistry

20. Fire

21. Fire Tetrahedron

23. Typical Materials

24. Extinguisher Listing

27. Halon

28. Halon Extinguisher Construction

29. Halon Extinguisher w/ tube

32. Store Pressure Type Water Extinguisher

33. Water Mist

34. Store Pressure Water Extinguisher

35. Class A Extinguisher Performance Wood Crib FireTest 7 litres 324 (27x12) 38x38x1100 13 sec. 6 m (50%) 10A 2.8 litres 144 (18x8) 38x38x735 13 sec. 3.5 m (50%) 3A 2 litres 112 (16 x7) 38x38x635 13 sec. 3 m (50%) 2A n-Heptane charge No. of wood members Min. Duration Min. Range Rating

36. Dry Chemical

39. Dry Chemical Extinguishers

43. Operating Instruction

44. Safety Pin and Tie

45. Secured & Unsecured Handle

46. Sequence of Operation

49. Pull Pin

50. Aim At Base of Fire

51. Squeeze Handle

52. Sweep Across Fuel Surface

62. Aircraft w/ 31-60 Passengers Each Galley 1 Halon 1211 Cabin 1 Water & 1 Halon 1211 Flight Deck 1 Halon 1301 or 1211 Location Number and Extinguisher Type

63. Aircraft w/ 276-400 Passengers Each Galley 1 Halon 1211 Cabin 4 Water and 4 Halon 1211 Flight Deck 1 Halon 1301 or 1211 Location Number and Type of Extinguisher

84. Thank You and Good Luck