A Complete Guide to Fire Extinguishers in Hong Kong

Whether you run a business, manage a building or want extra protection at home in Hong Kong, a fire extinguisher, or portable extinguisher, is a basic safety provision rather than an optional extra. The wide range of types, capacities and prices, together with legal terminology, can make choosing difficult. Prepared by Fire Station, Hong Kong fire extinguisher specialists, using FSD and Consumer Council information, this introductory guide explains types, fire suitability, capacity, cost, positioning, legal requirements, inspections, replacement and disposal. Each topic links to a more detailed article for further reading.

Contents

1. What is a fire extinguisher? Is there a difference between a fire extinguisher and a fire extinguisher?
2. Fire alarm classification: what kind of fire extinguisher
3. Comparison of five common fire-fighting products
4. How capacity is selected: 1kg, 2kg, 5kg, 9L
5. Homes, businesses, offices, parking lots, factories?
6. Regulations: Recognition, annual inspection, FS251, Home exemption
7. What do you have to notice when you choose to buy fire extinguishers?
8. What's the price of the fire extinguisher?
9. Install position to place proposal
10. How are fire extinguishers used? When are they not used?
11. Check, replace and recover
12. Short-term activities: charters?
13. Where'd you get that in Hong Kong? Fire Station Products and Services.
14. Selected articles by identity: 19 in-depth guides
15. Common problems FAQ

What is a fire extinguisher? Is there a difference between a fire extinguisher and a fire extinguisher?

Fire extinguishers are pressure receptacles containing fire extinguishers (dry powder, carbon dioxide, water, foam, etc.), which are used to extinguish or control the initial fire. The Fire Services Department defines fire extinguishers and blankets as “hand-held fire extinguishers”.

Fire extinguishers are the same as fire extinguish ers. Hong Kong and the Chinese-speaking region are called fire extinguishers, Taiwan is known as fire extinguishers, and the English language is Fire Extinguisher.

Remember, hand-held fire extinguishers are only tools to handle initial fire. The fire spreads, smokes affect the sight, not with fire extinguishers, but with evacuations and alarms.

II. Categorization of fire alarms: Which fire extinguishers should be used

There are many people who think that fire extinguishers are enough, but different types of fire have to be used, not only wrongly, but also worse. For example, a water-fired cooking boiler can cause hot oil to burst, and water-fired electrical equipment is at risk.

The Fire Services Department's Home Fire Safety Code specifically reminds that electrical fire should close the power main or remove plugs and refrain from the use of water or water-agent fire extinguish ers.

III. Comparison of five common fire-fighting products

There are also clean gas fire extinguishers (no residues after use, mostly for electronics and archives) along with wet chemical fire extinguish ers (for F-type food oil fires). You can ask us. Fire protection circular No. 11 of the Fire Services Department also divides fire-fighting blankets into heavy (BS 7944, reusable, for use in licensed places) and light (BS EN 1869).

IV. How capacity is selected: 1kg, 2kg, 5kg, 9L

The greater the capacity, the harder it is, the more it is, the more it is, the more it is, the harder it is to operate. For homes, it is more realistic to be able to afford, to be well-attended, to be used by all.

The NBC indicates that the active jet time of the type 2 kg or less is approximately 8 to 10 seconds, so each second is targeted at the bottom of the source of the fire. Detailed capacity compares the same scene with Fire Extinguisher Advice for Homes & Shops.

V. HOUSE, BUSINESS, STUDIES, CLUBS, STOCKHOLDS, PLACES, PROBLEMS?

VI. Statutes: Recognition, Annual Inspection, FS251, Home Exempt

There are several key statutory requirements for fire extinguishers in Hong Kong, bearing in mind the following figures:

Point-to-point identification of products: the silo must be marked with a recognized date of production and a manufacturer. It can be scanned using the mobile fire department application's handheld `sweeping' function. Common misunderstandings are detailed Hong Kong Fire Safety Regulations: Common Myths.

VII. What should be noted in the selection of fire extinguishers?

1. Type of first sight: the main risk to your site (width selection of electrical appliances CO2, fire blankets in the kitchen, usually dry powder).
2. Read again the capacity: which one will use? Where will it be placed? Home use 2kg or less.
3. It is important to recognize that business offices will not take over products that are not purchased on the Internet.
4. See the date of production: Select the date close to it.
5. Look at the label: Type, capacity, application of fire alarm, method of use clear.
6. Select the supplier with the entity ' s main market: to check, replace, recycle and find return.
7. After being sold: bag not packaged, installed, FS251, old cartridge recycling.

Detailed selection points can be How to Choose a Fire Extinguisher in Hong Kong.

What's the price of the fire extinguisher?

The price of fire extinguishers is influenced by the following factors:

• Type: CO2 and clean gases are generally more expensive than dry powder.
• Capacity: 5 kg compared to 2kg and 9L water agent bubbles.
• Quantity: There are separate arrangements for a large number of businesses.
• Service: Whether to install, conduct annual inspections, FS251, recover old cartridges.
• Recognition: The recognition of the product should not be priced against an unknown flat price.

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IX. Proposal for placement and placement

Three principles: to see, to get, to walk.

• See: the passageway, the doorway, near the exit, do not be covered by private property, goods.
• Get it: The height is based on the easy pick-up of adults.
• Walking away: Placed in the direction of the exit, the person who used it could turn back to the exit.

Home

• Fire extinguishers: Eyes near the gate or in the corridor.
• Fire blanket: The kitchen entrance wall, do not hang directly above the stove head.
• To avoid high temperatures, dampness and sunlight.

Commerce, office, parking lot

• Entry/exit, cashier ' s office, printing area, kitchen entrance, post, throat side.
• Match the mount with the indicator stick er.
• The Labour Department guidelines require that access be easy and unblocked.

How are fire extinguishers used and when are they not used?

Four steps: draw needles, aim, click, sweep.

1. Draw needle: Pull out the security locket.
2. Aim: Nozzle to the bottom of the fire, not the top of the fire.
3. Press the button: Press the operating pole.
4. Sc anning: Left- and right-hand-scanning of the bottom of the fire source until it is extinguished.

Don't use it. Leave now.

• The fire has burned to smallpox, curtains, large privates.
• The smoke affects sight or breathing.
• There was no idea what to burn or there was no fire extinguisher.
• Fire between you and the exit.
• It hasn't improved for a few seconds.

Close the door, walk the stairs, do not board the elevator, and fight in a safe place 999. How to Use a Fire Extinguisher: PASS & Common Mistakeshow Small-Fire Response: Extinguish or Evacuate?.

XI. Inspection, replacement and recycling

Read it for yourself every month.

• Pressure gauges are in the green range (CO2 fire extinguishers are not listed and the contractor weighs them).
• The lock pin is complete with the seal.
• The silos are not rusty, dent, leaky powder, especially the bottom of the silo.
• The label is clear, and the annual poster is within 12 months (commercial premises).
• Still in place, not covered up.

When do you want to change?

Used (even if only less sprayed), pressure deviation, body damage, annual inspection or water pressure tests are not sufficient, labels are not visible, non-acknowledged models exceed label validity.

Expiry Point Processing

Fire Services Department means that an invalid fire extinguisher with a chemical substance or pressure is a chemical waste and may not be disposed of as an ordinary waste, either by a supplier or by a registered contractor. Fire Station provides Fire Extinguisher Recycling Service, and new cylinders are collected on the day they are delivered.

For Fire Extinguisher Inspection & Replacement, Fire Extinguisher Servicing or Replacementare Fire Extinguisher Recycling & Disposal.

XII. Short-term activities: charters?

Short-term events such as exhibitions, annual snack fairs, cuisine festivals, renovations, video shoots, Pop-up Store, training exercises, etc. Don't make a buy a batch once. Fire Extinguisher Rental in Hong Konger company FS251 certificate for delivery, placement, recovery of one dragon after operation for a period of one month to several months. The registration plates for temporary public entertainment sites and the licence plates for the temporary food manufacturing plant are required for fire protection. For A Complete Guide to Fire Extinguisher Rental.

XIII. Where to buy in Hong Kong? Fire Station Products and Services

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2kg dry powder extinguisher

Homes, businesses and offices are the most frequently chosen.

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2kg CO2 extinguisher

Computers, servers, electric rooms.

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Fire blankets.

Kitchen must be prepared to handle small cooking boilers.

Home Fire Safety Essentials

All products are offered at a special price and are packaged for basic delivery; merchants can arrange for door-to-door installation, annual inspection, and FS251 certificates are issued by a level III fire operator.

XIV. Selected articles by status: 19 in-depth guides

The overview of all articles shows Hong Kong Fire Safety Guides.

Frequent issues FAQ

How many fire extinguishers are there? How do you choose?

Dry powder, carbon dioxide, water agents, foam extinguishers and fire blankets are common in Hong Kong. Fire Services Department information indicates that dry powder is applied to most fire alarms, including electric fires and flammable liquids; Carbon dioxide is applied to electrical fires, flammable liquids and electronic instruments, and is used without residues; Water agents are applied to paper, cloth and wood and may not be used in electrical as well as oil fires; Bubbles are applied to solid and liquid fires; Fire blankets apply to small kitchen cooking boilers.

What's the domestic fire extinguisher for? How many kilos?

The Fire Services Department refers to a home that is more suitable for dry powder extinguishers, and the Consumers Committee recommends a choice of 2 kg or less.

What's the price of fire extinguishers?

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How do you know if fire extinguishers are approved by the fire department?

In accordance with section 3 of the Fire Services Department (Equipping and Equipment) Regulations, all hand-held fire extinguishers and blankets may be supplied or sold in Hong Kong by the Chief of Fire Services.

How long does a fire extinguisher have to be checked?

The Fire Services Department requires the owner to arrange at least one inspection per year by a registered fire-fighting operator, as well as a five-year water pressure test for fire extinguishers, which issue FS251 certificates within 14 days.

How are fire extinguishers used?

The Fire Services Department promotes four steps: draw needles, aim at the bottom of the source of fire, press buttons, sweep right and left.

Should the fire extinguisher be on the side?

Keep an eye on the escape route, where it can reach, for example, the gate, corridor, near the exit; the fire blanket is mounted on the kitchen entrance rather than on the top of the stove; it avoids high temperatures, dampness, and direct sunlight; and the front is not to be covered by the groceries.

Expiry fire extinguishers?

Fire Services Department means a chemical waste that is still covered by the Waste Disposal Ordinance and which is still carrying chemical substances or pressure.

Where do you buy fire extinguishers in Hong Kong?

Fire Station at G/F, Karrie Industrial Centre, Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan The Supply and Fire Services Department has approved dry powder, carbon dioxide, water, foam extinguishers and fire blankets for sale at a special price, which have been packaged for basic delivery, delivered by the Hong Kong Nine New Territories, and can arrange for the installation of the same FS251 telephone number. 3464 3987 ，WhatsApp 96309976 。

You should know what kind of fire you use, how many kilos you buy, what the law requires, where you put it, how you use it, when you change it, how you recycle it. If you're not sure which one you should choose, or if you want to make a simple inspection of the existing site, welcome.WhatsApp 96309976Or go.Contact Fire StationStay low, Fire Station will give you free advice based on your actual situation.Qualified fire extinguishersSame price as for the configuration of firefighting equipment.