George William Manby (l765-l854) invented the first fire extinguisher in 1813. Manby, who had been a member of the British militia, had observed the inability of firemen in Edinburgh to reach the upper floors of burning buildings and was inspired to...

These are colour coded to describe their intended use. In the UK a new standard was adopted in 1996 under the provisions of British Standard BS 7863. Colours should appear on the front of the extinguisher, immediately above, or in, section 1 of the...

A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations. Typically, a fire extinguisher consists of a handheld cylindrical pressure vessel containing an agent which can be...