Class D is used for fires in combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium, sodium, lithium and potassium.

If you have a lot of combustible metals around—the kind you need Class D for—contact your fire department or another expert about exactly what kind of extinguisher you need and how much you need.

NFPA 652—Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust. This standard covers the requirements for managing combustible dust fires and explosions across industries, processes, and dust types.

On July 13, 2010, seven career fire fighters were injured while fighting a fire at a large commercial structure containing recyclable combustible metals. At 2345 hours, 3 engines, 2 trucks, 2 ...

BURLINGTON — Welding ignited pieces of combustible metal at an industrial building Thursday afternoon, and firefighters remained there for hours making sure everything was out, the Burlington Fire ...

Combustible metals in these forms are much more dangerous to firefighters. The Los Angeles Fire Department established a committee to revise policies concerning combustible metals.

For purposes of testing, approval, and area classification, the Code groups various air mixtures and presents them in Sec. 500.6 of the 2011 NEC. As noted in 500.6(B)(1), Group E is defined as ...

Fire broke out Tuesday in a 30-foot container filled with titanium shavings outside a Harbor Gateway business, authorities said.Seventy-three firefighters battled the blaze in a loading dock area a… ...

The report stated that the likely cause of the explosion was the application of water directly onto combustible metals on the vehicle's steering column. Engine 1 responded the fire at 546 West ...

NFPA 484—Standard for Combustible Metals. This standard covers all metals and alloys that are in a form capable of combustion or explosion.