PASS. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep. Signs at every fire extinguisher point. Workplaces do refresher training once per year usually. They're not that complicated.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I've been repeatedly shown through a wide variety of sources all through my life. My work (accounting office) has us go over it once/year as well.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I still remember attending a smaller version of this when I was a Scout. We didn't get to actually use extinguishers, but they showed us what to use on what fire, including a demonstration of why you don't use water on petrol. Must be 35 years ago and I still remember it!

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I've used them a handful of time. They are incredibly intuitive. The most common misuse is people will try to extinguish the fire instead of extinguishing the object that is burning. ie: don't shoot the flames, shoot what's on fire

by EnvironmentalBad4694 1 week ago

I think the trend nowadays is to train civilians to leave the area and not mess with fire extinguishers.

by Elishadubuque 1 week ago

We learned them in high school and uni, and we often do fire drills at work, constantly taught or be reminded on how to use fire extinguishers.

by Unusual_Client 1 week ago

Step 1. Stock safety supplies in vehicle Step 2. Drive on freeway to the beach with high school friends Step 3. Have high school friends practice operation of fire extinguishers on freeway while driving Step 4. Pull over and get mad at said high school friends Step 5. High school friends laugh and practice fire extinguisher operation on driver of van. We are friends of van. Step 6. Walk and go to beach. Van drives off and goes for bath. Find other adventure back home later. More or less how fire extinguisher skills get practiced.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

just treat it like a grenade + gun

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Usually the strategy is that in case of a fire alarm, people that are not trained should leave, and the few people that are trained can use the fire estinguisher. In a way, the fire estinguisher is there so that the trained person finds it at hand when they get there, it's not there because anybody should be ready to use it. Also, a fire estinguisher is mostly effective when the fire is very limited, think of a photocopier that is making nasty smoke and has SOME flames. When the fire is blazing, a fire estinguisher is of little help. This is at least how is taught in a non-critical setting here, for example in our office. I am pretty sure some better training happens in the wood and metal workshop at the ground floor.

by Afraid-Advantage-312 1 week ago

Probably in the US. In Europe you have to attend fire hazard lessons during the driver's license courses and there are mandatory traininga in workplaces. I had to attend fire hazards and first aid courses every 2 years at my previous job.

by Humble_Road 1 week ago

It's up to you, to educate yourself, on matters of survival.

by ymayert 1 week ago

Highschool/Middleschool went over this a lot with us, it was normally standard introduction to safety features found in the science lab. Most science teachers each year went over this with my school.

by Spiritual_Future1533 1 week ago