Fire Blankets

Fire blankets are primarily intended for use to extinguish fires that may occur in the kitchen, such as cooking oil, frying pans, waste bins or saucepans. Through covering them quickly with a fire blanket the supply of oxygen is cut off and the fire should extinguish.

The blankets for sale here carry the British Standard Kitemark and have been tested and certified to the stringent requirements of BSEN 1869:1997.

How to use a fire blanket

Pan Fires

• Turn of the heat source if it is safe to do so (Do not attempt to move the pan)
• Pull the tapes to release the blanket from its container
• Hold the blanket in a shield position and if possible wrap the blanket around your hands for protection
• Place the blanket gently over the pan/container to smother the fire
• Leave the pan to cool completely – do not attempt to uncover until it is completely cool