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→Methods and equipment: fog nozzle
'''Water:''' The standard method is to pour water onto the fire.
'''Water:''' The standard method is to pour water onto the fire.
This reduces the heat, hopefully to the point that the fire can no longer burn.
This reduces the heat, hopefully to the point that the fire can no longer burn.
However, water is not suitable for liquid fuel fires, because it is likely to spread the fuel and make the fire larger, nor for electrical fires, because of the risk of electric shock.
However, water is not suitable for liquid fuel fires, because it is likely to spread the fuel and make the fire larger, nor for electrical fires, because of the risk of electric shock.
In some cases, water is delivered as a fine mist (using a fog nozzle) to not only cool the area but also produce steam which dilutes the ambient oxygen.
'''Foam:''' Foam is put onto fires fueled by liquid fuel.
'''Foam:''' Foam is put onto fires fueled by liquid fuel.