- Date
- 1980-08
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- public-servicecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The fourth Fire Tip column described four ways to extinguish fire and compared water, powders, foam, carbon dioxide, and sand for different fire classes.
Evidence and limits
This is period public-service guidance, not current fire-safety or code advice.
Sources
- Explains fire-extinguishing methods and the reported uses and limitations of water, multi-purpose and dry chemical powder, foam, carbon dioxide, and sand for metal fires, while advising readers to call the fire department after a self-extinguished fire. It is period public-service guidance, not current fire-safety or code advice. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the safety column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1980-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beacon publishes fire-extinguishing-agent guidance, 1980”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-tip-extinguishing-agents-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1980, “Fire Tip of the Month #4.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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