Question 337Safety & Environmental - Assistant Engineer

The correct answer is B) has the greatest cooling ability. Water fog has a high surface area to volume ratio, which allows it to absorb a large amount of heat from the fire, making it highly effective at cooling the fire and surrounding area. This cooling ability is superior to other fire extinguishing agents like foam, which is primarily used for smothering fires, or dry chemicals, which primarily disrupt the chemical reaction of the fire. The other options are incorrect because: A) Foam, not water fog, has the greatest ability to produce foam. C) and D) Water fog does not completely remove toxic fumes or combustible vapors, but rather cools the fire and surrounding area.