Car fire extinguishers: "we burn, do not we burn, sunbathe?

I once witnessed a burning car. At the crossroads under the hood of an old Opel something broke, and after a few seconds, the flames forced the driver out of the car, barely having time to grab his briefcase. Fire extinguisher, of course, lay in the trunk of a sedan, but the opportunity to open it and try to calm the flames were not. And the foam of a small car fire extinguisher on the fire would have acted the same way as the plug on an elephant. It took eight minutes, during which burned down interior, dash, front seats and interiors, fire "picked" all iron parts so that the car was just backbone. Unfortunately, many people carry with them extinguishers are only for form's sake, buy them together with a set for motorists' value of less than 1,000 rubles, without even inquiring what was inside. Following the requirements of the Rules of the road is prohibited operation of vehicles (buses, cars and trucks, wheeled tractors), if there are no first-aid kit, fire extinguisher, warning triangle or a flashing red light. And in a footnote stated that the first aid kit and fire extinguisher should be enshrined in the state in locations designated by the enterprise - the car manufacturer. If the structure of the vehicle, these seats are not provided, first aid kit and fire extinguisher must be located in easily accessible locations, but the luggage car (on the bus one fire extinguisher should be in the driver's cab, the second - in the passenger cabin). Fire extinguisher - a portable, mobile or stationary device for extinguishing the fire due to release of stored therein extinguishing agent (CTE). Fire extinguished in three ways - cooled hearth fire, isolation of oxygen delivery and inhibition of chemical reactions (inhibition). Representatives of the Fire Service say that most cars would not burn if fire was eliminated in time. And blame faulty fire extinguishers and the inability of motorists to use them. For acquisition of cars recommended by the carbonic acid and powder extinguishers. They are available in different categories and sizes. Cars and trucks are suitable fire extinguishers with a capacity of housing for at least 2 liters (for powder and hladonovyh) minivan - two fire extinguishers, middle-class buses and other vehicles to transport people - two fire extinguishers. Larger vehicles such as tankers to transport petroleum products and dangerous goods better equip at least two fire extinguishers (one for the chassis, the second in the back or on the tank). Buying a fire extinguisher for your car, it's better to be guided by its size - bigger than he is, the greater the effect on his work. Be sure to check the expiration date, it usually is around 1,5-2 years from the date of manufacture. Immediately verified safety pin to a critical situation is not tinkering with it, no dents and deep scratches on the body, nut and head, the presence of the sealed checks serviceability of the pressure indicator. Better just to make sure in good condition, the flexible hose and spray CTE. When transporting a fire extinguisher in the car, make sure it does not rest against the sharp edges of hard things, and that he should not ride under the feet of passengers or under the seats. History extinguisher started in the XVII century, when the fire-fighting have decided to use glass flask filled with water. Captain British Army Menbi in 1876 proposed to make fire extinguishers with a special design - the water in them should have been ejected under pressure from compressed air. The first carbon dioxide and foam fire extinguishers appeared in the early XX century. In 1904 a Russian engineer Laurent offered his version of the design of a fire extinguisher, according to his idea of ??extinguishing flammable liquids must be carried out using the foam by a chemical reaction between the alkaline and acid solutions. This is the basis of chemical foam fire extinguisher, whose design has not changed over the years.