5 Frequently Asked Fire Safety Questions Answered

When it comes to fire safety, commercial or residential, knowledge truly is power. Not knowing the basics may end up costing a few lives, which is something you want to avoid at all costs. By law, all industrial, commercial, residential, as well as health care facilities, are required to have properly installed fire safety equipment. 

Why does fire smoke?

Have you ever considered why fire gives off smoke? It may seem like they should go together naturally, but there’s a whole process that causes a flame to create smoke. In which case, a fire can become extremely dangerous. Not just for the obvious dangers of a flame burning objects, but inhaling the smoke that comes from a fire can cause life-threatening complications.

6 Sudden Work Winter Fire Hazards

The days are getting a little bit more winter-like, which means we’re all trying new things to stay warm in your workplace. However, with seasons changing, so are the potential fire hazards found in and the office. In order to protect yourself and your employees from potentially fatal accident that are easily avoidable, be sure to keep an eye out for the following fire hazard malfunctions:

What NOT to do during a fire outbreak

Fires can happen when we least expect it, due to negligence or natural hazards. Following the right procedures during an outbreak can potentially save your life and those around you, just like making mistakes can put your life in tremendous danger – causing you not perhaps not make it out alive.

The dangers of methanol fires

Methanol, also known as wood alcohol, is a highly toxic chemical used in everyday products to improve our lives. Used in biodiesel production, waste water treatments, racing fuel and even everyday products such as paint, it is a colourless, organic liquid at room temperature that’s completely water-soluble and an easily ignitable hydrocarbon in air. When burning, it gives off a blue flame, but when looking at it in daylight it looks invisible. When it comes to methanol fires, how do you fight something you cannot see?

Different flame colours explained

Distinguishing between different flame colours can help extinguish a fire significantly if you’re unsure of the origin. Depending on the nature of the fuel/combustible material, the flame colour can differ – ranging anything from red to greyish-white. Energy is emitted through flames in the form of light, which is why flames are referred to as the visible part to any fire.