- Author
- Voelkert, J. C.
- Title
- Class K Fires: A New Classification for Commercial Cooking Hazards.
- Journal
- International Fire Protection (IFP) Magazine, No. 22, 90-91, May 2005
- Keywords
- Class K fires | cooking | cooling | classifications | fire extinguishers | standards | NFPA 10 | UL 711
- Identifiers
- unique nature of fires involving cooking media and modern cooking equipment; saponification and cooling of cooking oil fires; testing of fixed systems paves the way for a new classification; new system designs lead to new extinguishers; new "K" classification test standard