Types of fire extinguisher

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1. What fire is
2. The fire triangle
3. Fuel: the first side
4. Oxygen: the second side
5. Heat: the third side
6. How a fire spreads
7. Natural causes of fire
8. Human causes of fire
9. The classes of fire
10. Class A fires
11. Class B and Class C fires
12. Class D and Class F fires
13. Fires involving electricity
14. Breaking the fire triangle
15. Types of fire extinguisher
16. Using an extinguisher safely
17. Fire in the kitchen
18. The dangers of fire in nature
19. What to do in a fire
20. Making a fire safety poster