Title: Identify the types of fires and the methods used to extinguish them.
Course: Building Trades I (17009-I) > Section: CORE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS: Applying Basic Construction Safety Standards (Core Safety): Electricity I

Identification should include the classifications of fires (e.g., classes A, B, C, and D), causes and prevention of fires, types of extinguishers, and, when possible, the demonstrated use of a fire extinguisher, in accordance with government regulations and instructor guidelines.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why do fires have different classifications, and what are they?
- What are the fire triangle and the fire tetrahedron?
- What are the three things necessary to start a fire?
- Why is it important to know the classification of fire when trying to extinguish it?
- Why should extinguishers be inspected, and how often should they be inspected?
- What are the classifications of extinguishers?
- How can sawdust start a fire?
How can cloth start a fire?
- What are the fire hazards involved in improper storage of materials?