Talk:Fire blanket

Is that really the best link available, I'm guessing this is the worst link for any article I've ever seen, a quick Google search would find at least 40 links that are leagues better. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.53.226.17 (talk) 00:21, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

lab usage
This guidance on use of large fire blankets in laboratories in this article is grossly outdated and based on web material at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that is also not appropriate. I've not got time to change it myself this moment but the 2011 edition of NFPA 45: Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals is very clear that "Stop, Drop, and Roll" is always the primary defensive action for burning clothing.

It also says, "It should be emphasized that use of safety showers, fire blankets, or fire extinguishers are of secondary importance. These items should be used only when immediately at hand. It should be recognized that rolling on the floor not only smothers the fire but also helps to keep flames out of the victim's face, reducing inhalation of smoke"

Note that using a fire blanket on a standing person creates a chimney that will carry smoke and flame directly to that person's face.

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Confusion between boilovers and oil/fat fires in boilovers section
1. A boilover happens when water is added to an oil/fat fire. An oil/fat fire alone is not a boilover. But in this sentence they are treated as the same thing: "that fire blankets should never be used to extinguish a Boilover such as a chip pan fire".

2. "Consumers may send in their existing fire blankets, which will then receive a sticker stating 'niet geschikt voor olie- en vetbranden' ("not suitable for oil- and fat fires"). "

Is the sticker added because of some potential for an oil/fat fire to become a boilover? Or is this section confusing boilovers and oil/fat fires? In which case the word "boilover" should simply be removed entirely from this section. I'm guessing the latter but perhaps someone more knowledgeable could comment. In the meantime I'll remove the references to boilovers.

Housecarl (talk) 03:45, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Fiberglass
We define fiberglass to be a composite material. Was glass fiber the intended meaning? --SoledadKabocha (talk) 06:13, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ by myself --SoledadKabocha (talk) 02:30, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Battery fires
Hey guys, think this page could be updated to include commentary on not using a fire blanket on a battery fire, or some further exploration of when not to use a fire blanket.
 * Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. If you can find and cite an authority discussing the utility (or inutility) of fire blankets for battery fires, that would be as much as we can give here. --Wtshymanski (talk) 19:30, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Simplifying language
"A fire blanket is a safety device designed to extinguish incipient (starting) fires." Considering "incipient" isn't used in the rest of the article(?), should it be removed and replaced with a simpler explanation? I suggest: "... extinguish small or beginning fires." Rockethead293 (talk) 18:32, 6 March 2023 (UTC)