fire extinguisher: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Fire extinguishing performance and mechanism for several typical dry water extinguishing agents. | Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Thermal characteristics of fire extinguishing agents in compartment fire suppression. | Jan 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Fire extinguishing performance and mechanism for several typical dry water extinguishing agents. | Nov 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Fire extinguishing performance and mechanism for several typical dry water extinguishing agents. | Feb 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of South Florida - Environmental Health & Safety - Fire Extinguishers. | Jan 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Texas at Austin Fire Prevention Services - ABCs of Fire Extinguishers. | Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Government of Canada - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - Fire Extinguishers - Portable. | Aug 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Fire Protection Association - Fire Extinguisher Types. | Jan 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Fire Safety Advice Centre - History of Fire Extinguishers. | Jun 05, 2017 | ||
| Added diagram depicting types of fire extinguishers. | Mar 07, 2012 | ||
| Added diagrams depicting types of fire extinguishers. | Feb 10, 2011 | ||
| Added information on the development of the fire extinguisher. | Apr 22, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 01, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Home and Garden - How Fire Extinguishers Work. | Nov 26, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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