fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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The officers finally wrestle the girl from the wreck and drag her to safety as other officers try to quench the flames with a fire extinguisher, the video shows.
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Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024
Cabin crews are trained to lead evacuations in emergencies; United Airlines notes in a job description that flight attendants need to be able to operate oxygen systems, aircraft doors, evacuation slides, fire extinguishers, life rafts and communications and lighting systems.
—James Doubek, NPR, 15 May 2024
Multiple demonstrators were arrested, including one person accused of blasting an officer with a fire extinguisher.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Additional options to reduce your risk of a home fire include having a properly sized and professionally installed ventilation hood over your cooktop or range, using an induction cooktop and keeping a fire extinguisher close at hand.
—Jamie Gold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Finally, Ford stopped the bus, evacuated the students and put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, according to the declaration.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
In a phone interview, the farm’s owner told me that the house was routinely inspected by a third party who, just a few weeks before the fire, had ensured there were working smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 29 Feb. 2024
Heat and explosion from the batteries can cause the fires that are then difficult to extinguish with water or traditional fire extinguishers.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
During a follow-up November 2022 inspection there, the county inspector found the fire extinguishers had not been serviced since May 2019.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024
Cabin crews are trained to lead evacuations in emergencies; United Airlines notes in a job description that flight attendants need to be able to operate oxygen systems, aircraft doors, evacuation slides, fire extinguishers, life rafts and communications and lighting systems.
—James Doubek, NPR, 15 May 2024
Multiple demonstrators were arrested, including one person accused of blasting an officer with a fire extinguisher.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Additional options to reduce your risk of a home fire include having a properly sized and professionally installed ventilation hood over your cooktop or range, using an induction cooktop and keeping a fire extinguisher close at hand.
—Jamie Gold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
Finally, Ford stopped the bus, evacuated the students and put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, according to the declaration.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
In a phone interview, the farm’s owner told me that the house was routinely inspected by a third party who, just a few weeks before the fire, had ensured there were working smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 29 Feb. 2024
Heat and explosion from the batteries can cause the fires that are then difficult to extinguish with water or traditional fire extinguishers.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
During a follow-up November 2022 inspection there, the county inspector found the fire extinguishers had not been serviced since May 2019.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
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