It’s critical that employees be trained in the proper use of fire extinguishers on the AOA.  Recently an aircraft suffered damage requiring an engine change when an A/B/C type extinguisher was used on a fire.  The only extinguishers acceptable for use on the ramp are B/C aircraft rated extinguishers.

Please click here for a printable safety bulletin to share with your teams:

https://ricairportal.com/wp-content/uploads/SAFETYBULLETIN_Extinguisher.pdf

Contact RIC ARFF with any questions concerning fire extinguishers.