Red Ball Oxygen, the one-stop shop for all your welding, industrial, and safety supplies is also equipped to satisfy all of your fire protection needs. We are licensed to sell, service, and install portable fire extinguishers as well as industrial fire suppression systems. In our fully equipped workshop our experienced technicians assist walk-in customers, servicing fire extinguishers on-site.

We also offer:

• Fire extinguisher training with hands-on demonstrations
• Monthly fire extinguisher service

Let us help you stay in full compliance with all State, OSHA, and ANSI requirements!

DANGER: It is vital to know what type of extinguisher to use. Using the wrong type of extinguisher to put out a fire can be life-threatening!

Fire extinguishers are divided into four categories, based on different types of fires. Some fires may involve a combination of these classifications. Your Red Ball Oxygen technicians will ensure you have the best, most appropriate protection available.

• Class A extinguishers are for ordinary combustible materials such as paper, wood, cardboard, and most plastics. The numerical rating on these types of extinguishers indicates the amount of water it holds and the amount of fire it can extinguish.
• Class B fires involve flammable or combustible liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, grease and oil. The numerical rating for class B extinguishers indicates the approximate number of square feet of fire it can extinguish.
• Class C fires involve electrical equipment, such as appliances, wiring, circuit breakers and outlets. Never use water to extinguish class C fires - the risk of electrical shock is far too great! Class C extinguishers do not have a numerical rating. The C classification means the extinguishing agent is non-conductive.
• Class D fire extinguishers are commonly found in a chemical laboratory. They are for fires that involve combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, potassium and sodium. These types of extinguishers also have no numerical rating, nor are they given a multi-purpose rating - they are designed for class D fires only.