Editing Fire control (section)

== Class-A fires ==
{{See also|Fire retardant|Wildfire}}
[[File:Abc fire extinguisher.jpg|thumb|upright|This fire extinguisher is rated for Classes A, B, and C]]
A Class A Fire is a fire that is fueled by paper, wood, or plastics; it is one of the most common and simplest fire type to put out with a [[fire extinguisher]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Recharging fire extinguishers (manufactured to BS 5423 'Specification for portable fire extinguishers')|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3403/00139500u|publisher=BSI British Standards|doi=10.3403/00139500u|access-date=2020-10-08|url-access=subscription}}</ref> This class of fire can be started as a lightning strike that hits a tree or from a backyard campfire that releases an ash that ignites nearby material.

The most common method to control a Class-A fire is to remove heat by spraying the burning solid fuels with [[water]]. Another control method for most class types of fires would be to reduce the oxygen content in the immediate vicinity of the fire (i.e., "smother" the fire), by, simply, covering it with the natural ground [[soil]] or [[mud]]. A [[fire blanket]] consists of a sheet of a [[Fire-retardant material|fire retardant material]] that is placed over most class types of fires in order to smother them. [[Sodium bicarbonate]] dry powder is another sourceable method to smother most class types of fires in effective fire control.  Another method to smother the fire is the introduction of an inert gas such as [[carbon dioxide]]. Another common type of extinguisher uses the chemical [[monoammonium phosphate]].

In a [[wildfire]], fire control includes various [[wildland fire suppression]] techniques such as [[Defensible space (fire control)|defensible space]], widening the [[fuel ladder]], and removing fuel in the fire's path with [[firebreak]]s and backfires to minimize the brush fire reaching new combustible fuel and spreading further.