REASONS TO HAVE A FIRE BLANKET

2/5/2020 (Permalink)

REASONS TO HAVE A FIRE BLANKET

REASONS TO HAVE A FIRE BLANKET

What is a fire blanket?
A fire blanket is a highly flame-resistant blanket that can be used to extinguish a small fire or to wrap
around a person in case of a fire. Fire blankets are made from 2 layers of woven glass fibre fabric and an
inner layer of fire retardant film. They work by cutting off the oxygen supply to the fire.
They smother small fires by not allowing any oxygen in to fuel the flames. Due to its simplicity, a fire
blanket may be more helpful for someone who is inexperienced with fire extinguishers.
All fires start with a small fire and a fast action could avoid a catastrophe. Thus, here are reasons why
we recommend having a fire blanket.
1. It is an active protection system against fire of easy and fast action.
2. It is effective before any type of fire (Class A, B, C, D, F/K).
3. It is effective to block heat and act as a barrier when escaping a fire; just cover with the fire blanket
and run to a safe place.
4. People whose clothes are firing could be covered with it and stop the flames, saving their life in this
way.
5. It is easy use. It could be used by everyone, including people with limited physical capacities.
6. They are economic and only need to be placed in a visible and easy access place.
7. It is versatile; they could be used in professional sectors as well as domestic use (industrial kitchens,
laboratories, oil centres, domestic kitchens, cars, caravans…)
8. It does not require any maintenance. Just replace it when used.
9. In the case of frying pans or fryers burning, it is the safest system to stop fires caused by oil. Just cover
the frying pan or fryer with a fire blanket and let the fire die.
10. There are more organisations that recommend it as a complement of security systems against fire
including it in their manuals of Security Systems and Risk Prevention basing in Real Decreto 2267/2004,
among others.