Beat it-- small fires
2008-08-12

A fire blanket is a safety device designed to extinguish small incipient (starting) fires. It consists of a sheet of fire retardant material which is placed over a fire in order to smother it. Small fire blankets, for use in kitchens and around the home, are usually made of fiberglass, and are folded in to a quick-release container for ease of storage. Larger fire blankets, for use in laboratory and industrial situations, are often made of wool (sometimes treated with a flame retardant fluid). These blankets are usually mounted in vertical quick-release cabinets so that they can be easily pulled out and wrapped round a person whose clothes are on fire. Some older fire blankets were made of woven asbestos fiber. This can pose a hazard during the decommissioning of old equipment. How fire blankets work In order for a fire to burn, all four elements of the fire tetrahedron must be present: heat, fuel, oxygen and a sustaining chemical chain reaction. A fire blanket either completely surrounds a burning object or is placed over a burning object and sealed closely to a solid surface around the fire. Whether the blanket is placed on top or surrounding it, the job of the blanket is to cut off the oxygen supply to the fire, and put it out. In using a fire blanket, it is important to protect the hands; Fire blankets made of wool and aluminum fibers, wool and aluminum fibers are fuel, but the fire did not burn, because of fire blankets covered the objects on fire in the early, made the burning objects isolate with the air and fired. Because of isolation the air, the temperature is very high but no combustion.  Fire blankets’ features Commonly used fire blankets is a new type of fire safety equipment is inexpensive, non-toxic, non-polluting the environment, fast fire can be used multiple times; And also a soft material, will not stimulate the skin's . Its structure is simple, reliable fire-fighting properties, so use in daily life very wide, and to facilitate storage. Fire resistance rating: Different fire blankets have different fire-resistant capacity. Generally speaking, fire blankets have a number of fire resistance rates as the following: ¢Ù Capability 1000 ¡æ high temperature ¢Ú Capability 800 ¡æ high temperature ¢Û 600 ¡æ high temperature capability ¢Ü Capability 400-500 ¡æ high temperature  Purposes In fact, fire blankets with a variety of purposes. ¢ÙWhen burning in family, hotels, kitchens, dining rooms, laboratories, offices, meeting rooms, train cars, train cars, tourism early. ¢Úto block the welding feces in the weld place, radiation shielding arc. Using in the tourism industry for tents, shade cloth, and also can be used for protection against ultraviolet radiation. ¢Ûwhen escape in a fire, they can block the thermal radiation, shielding the scene of the fire's ashes flying, protect you escape from the fire. ¢Üin the high-temperature place, it can be used for fire insulation. Attentions Use or used again after cleaning in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. A fire blanket or damp cloth should be used on a fat pan fire. Never use a fire extinguisher on a fat pan fire. Fire blankets should be kept in the kitchen. Do not put your blanket too close to your cooker, or you may not reach it in the event of fire.