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Fire Extinguishers
Your First Line of Defence
A potential fire can often be controlled before it really takes hold, if the right fire equipment is close at hand. Wormald offers a range of portable fire extinguishers to suit all types and classes of fires.
With locations around New Zealand and one of New Zealand’s largest teams of portable fire equipment technicians, we are also there to help you with selecting the correct fire extinguisher, installation, training and servicing.
For an overview of our Fire Extinguisher range, please download our Portable Fire Equipment Catalogue.
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Powder Fire Extinguishers (ABE), distinguished by a white coloured band around the top of the cylinder, are the most widely used type and are suited for fires in the house, boat, garage, car or caravan. |
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Powder Fire Extinguishers (BE) are also distinguished by a white coloured band around the cylinder and discharge a fine powder that absorbs fuel molecules, depriving the fire of a fuel source. They are best suited to put out fires in the boat, car or caravan. |
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Wet Chemical Fire Extinguishers, red with an oatmeal coloured band, these fire extinguishers use an aqueous solution discharged in a fine spray to the surface of Class F fires such as oils and fats. |
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Water Fire Extinguishers are completely red with no coloured band, while Foam Fire Extinguishers have a blue coloured band. They are effective against Class A fires involving paper, textiles, wood, plastics, rubber, petrol, oil and paints. |
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Foam Fire Extinguishers are red with a blue band. They are effective against Class A & B fires involving paper, textiles, wood, plastics, rubber, petrol, oil and paints. |
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Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers (CO2) are red with a black coloured band. They are recommended for use in Class E fires involving energised electronic equipment. |
At Wormald we offer a range of products and services for the New Zealand market.





