What's the difference between a fire hydrant and a fire extinguisher?
Fire hydrant is one of the fixed fire fighting facilities. It is the main facility for fire fighting and water supply. It is divided into outdoor fire hydrant and indoor hydrant.
A fire extinguisher is a portable fire extinguisher. Put chemicals in the fire extinguisher to save the fire. Fire extinguishers are one of the common fire protection facilities.Many types of fire extinguishers, according to the movement can be divided into: portable and transportable; according to the driving power source of fire extinguishing agent can be divided into: gas cylinders, pressure storage, chemical reaction type; according to the filling of the fire extinguishing agent is also divided into: foam, dry powder, carbon dioxide, and alkyl halides acid-base, water etc..
Indoor fire hydrant is located in public buildings, factories, warehouses and ships and other indoor fire water supply equipment, is generally used to extinguish the initial fire indoors. It is generally installed in staircases, corridors and indoor walls, usually set in a special box, the box is equipped with water guns and hoses.
The outdoor fire hydrant is divided into two kinds according to its installation form. The fire hydrant installed on the ground is called ground hydrant, which is suitable for the areas with higher temperature. The fire hydrant installed below the ground is called underground fire hydrant, which is suitable for cold areas.
Fire hydrants are stationary, non moving fire fighting facilities. Fire extinguishers are portable fire fighting equipment.Hydrants, officially called fire hydrants, are a type of fixed fire fighting facilities, which control fuel, insulate fire and eliminate fire.
