Fire Products and Services

The table below is for guidance only and is not a substitute for independent , professional advice that should be sought from your local Fire Service when replacing or installing new equipment.


Which Extinguisher to use	Fires involving freely burning materials eg wood, paper etc	Fires involving flammable liquids eg petrol and spirits NOT ALCOHOL OR COOKING OIL	Fires involving flammable gases eg Butane and propane	Fires involving flammable metals eg magnesium and lithium	Fires involving electrical equipment eg photocopiers computers etc	Fires involving cooking oil and fats eg olive oil, lard and butter
Water	X
Water with Additive	X
Spray Foam	X	X
ABC Dry Powder	X	X	X		X
Dry Powder Special Metal				X
Dry Powder Special Monnex		X	X
CO2 Gas		X			X
Hose Reels	X
Wet Chemicals	X					X

We recommend that schools approach the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), citing contract reference 225, to use the existing Chubb Fire Ltd contract. The contract offers a regulation compliant, fully encompassing service at a competitive rate.

The contract also includes the provision of fire blankets, fire buckets, hoses etc

You can look at the specifics of the contract arrangement in the Dealing Direct catalogue, or use the links to the right to look at the details online.

Further information can also be gathered from Cambridgeshire Fire Service, website link also to the right.

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Links (external)

ESPO - Dealing Direct

Cambridgeshire
Fire Service

Contacts

Scott Buttress
ESPO, Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby,
Leicester,
LE19 1ES

Tel: 0116
2657893

Email: s.butress
@espo.org

Chubb Fire Ltd
Corporate Accounts Division, PO Box 16, Manchester, M24 4JY

Tel: 0161
6542206

Email: service@
chubb.co.uk

Purchasing
Advisory Service
for Schools
(PASS)

RES 1501, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge, CB3
0AP

Gary James- Schools Purchasing Advisor

Tel: 01223 715347

Email: gary.james @cambridgeshire.gov.uk