TM9-2350-261-10
O P E R A T E F I X E D F I R E E X T I N G U I S H E R S Y S T E M
D E S C R I P T I O N
This task covers: Operate Fixed Fire Extinguisher (Outside) (page 2-202).
Operate Fixed Fire Extinguisher (Inside) (page 2-203).
INITIAL SETUP
Personnel Required:
Equipment Conditions:
Driver or soldier
Fire extinguisher installed and seal
unbroken
WARNING
If
CO2
is
dis-
charged
into
engine
com-
partment
while
engine is running,
engine
exhaust
may be poisonous. Poisonous gas
can injure you. Stop engine
before you discharge CO2. If
CO2 is discharged while engine
is running, do not breathe
engine exhaust.
WARNING
Engine fan can
blow away CO2
before fire is ex-
tinguished. Per-
s o n n e l c a n g et
burned.
Equip-
ment can get damaged. Stop
engine before you operate fire
extinguisher.
NOTE
Unit maintenance should be no-
tified after fixed fire extinguish-
er is discharged.
O P E R A T E F I X E D F I RE
EXTINGUISHER (OUTSIDE)
1. Stop engine (page 2-184).
2. Break fire extinguisher seal and
remove lockwire from outside fire
extinguisher handle .
2-202
