You have made a significant investment in your home or business. Part of that investment may have involved enhancing your interior décor or other features of your home. However, have you made proper investment in the safety of your home and those living inside? One way you can do this is to purchase an Illinois fire extinguisher, or possibly more than one of these extinguishers to address the fire safety needs of your residence.
Fire Extinguisher Types
There are various types of extinguishers you can purchase for your home in Illinois. Fires pose a very serious danger to the occupants of a residence and must be combated with the correct materials in order to protect property and human life. Some Illinois fire extinguisher units are designed to put out grease fires, others took wood burning fires, and still others to suppress electrical fires.
Check the following list below to help determine what type of fire extinguisher is best for your particular area of your home or office:
* Class A – designed to quench fires that burn wood, paper, or cloth.
* Class B – designed to extinguish fires caused by gasoline, oil, grease, or other flammable fluids
* Class C – designed to suppress electrical fires
* Class D – designed to put out fires that involve combustible metals, including those found in industrial settings
* Class K – designed to quench fires caused by combustible cooking substances in kitchens such as fat, vegetable, and animal oils
In order to help you ensure the safety of your home property as well as the persons living in your home, it’s important to purchase the right number of Illinois fire extinguisher units to cover the possible fire threats you could face. If you operate a business office, it’s also important to have the proper extinguisher or extinguishers on hand to combat possible fires that could occur in your space, including electrical fires, fires from combustible cooking oils, as well as wood-burning fires.
Choosing an Extinguisher
Regardless of whether you need Illinois fire extinguishers for your home or office, it’s important to assess your requirements and equip you, your family and/or your employees with the fire safety protection that will properly protect human life and property.
