Fire-fighting Measures

Overview

Fire-fighting measures should be directed at protecting lives of those in the fire area. Special environmental warnings such as toxicity of fire-water runoff should be made when appropriate.

This section should describe:

• The fire and explosive properties of the material
• Appropriate extinguishing media
• Basic fire-fighting guidance.

The following information concerning fire-fighting measures should also be included in this section:

• Flash point and method
• Upper and lower explosive limits (UEL and LEL) in air
• Flammability classification
• Flame propagation or burning rate of solid materials
• Known or anticipated hazardous products of combustion
• Properties of both flammable and nonflammable materials that mayinitiate or uniquely contribute to the intensity of a fire
• Potential for dust explosion
• Reactions that release flammable gases or vapors
• Fast or intensely burning characteristics
• Release of invisible flammable vapors.

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