Your chemical tanker was built to the IBC Code and has foam as the main firefighting medium. During one of your safety meetings you review the properties of foam as an extinguishing agent. Which of the following is a correct statement that would be appropriate to share during the meeting? |
A) Foam will blanket the fire and cut off the supply of oxygen but it does not provide the best cooling protection for the firefighters. |
B) Foam will blanket the fire and cut off the supply of oxygen and it also provides excellent cooling protection for the firefighters. |
C) Foam will blanket the fire and cut off the supply of oxygen and is therefore perfectly suited to A, B and C class fires. |
D) Foam will blanket the fire and cut off the supply of oxygen but it does generate toxic vapors that may harm the firefighters. |