53 Cam p Lif e T ypes of Fires Fires are classifed as A Fires in or dinar y mat erials paper w ood rubbish e tc B Fires in pe tr oleum pr oducts fuel oil grease paint e tc C Fires in electrical eq uipment contr ol panels switches e tc D Fires in combustible me tal magnesium sodium e tc Firefghting Equipment Fire fghting eq uipment includes fre e xtinguisher s por table w a t er tanks buck e ts of sand ax es and sho v els Dr y chemical fre e xtinguisher s can be used on A B or C fres which are the most lik ely type t o star t in a cam p A ccor dingly Ea ch cam p occupant must kno w ho w t o operat e a fre e xtinguisher Place at least one dr y chemical fre e xtinguisher in each t entbuildingr oom and in o ther strat egic locations eg ne xt t o st o v e in kitchen near engines such as generat or s and each fueling point such as f or v ehicles po w er sa ws or pum ps Locat e a f o g horn and fashlight beside each fre e xtinguisher Check fr e e xtinguisher s regularly t o ensure that the y are visible and free fr om obstruction Fire Precautions Ev er y camp should tak e the f ollo wing precautions The ge neral cam p fre eq uipment should be k ept at one location Ha v e it paint ed red and ensure that it is no t used f or an y o ther pur pose Locat e a la rge container 45gallon drum of w at er near each t ent in addition t o a w at er buck e t and sand buck e t A reser v oir should be a v ailable fr om which w at er can be dra wn b y pum p or buck e t line