Lithium-ion battery fire: why it starts and how to stop it
How a lithium-ion battery fire starts, which gases come out, why powder and CO2 fail, what water really does and how to cut the risk at home and in the station.
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Classes of fire A, B, C, D and F: what burns and what puts it out
The five fire classes of EN 2, the agents that work on each, why there is no class E, what the new class L for lithium-ion batteries means and how to read an extinguisher rating.
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The parts of a breathing apparatus
What each part of a firefighter's breathing apparatus does, from the cylinder through the pressure reducer and demand valve to the facepiece, what positive pressure is, and why a cylinder lasts about half its rated time at work.
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How satellites detect fires, and what they miss
How satellite sensors detect fires, what a dot on an active fire map actually shows, when the data arrive and which fires satellites miss.
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Types of fire hose
A short overview of delivery, suction and semi-rigid hoses, their sizes and couplings.
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