PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-707

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 707

OCTOBER 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-707 - Page 27 of 33
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PS 707
OCT 11
According to TACOM, here are the guidelines:
•±
If the TM lists the Fre extinguisher as a
basic issue item (BII),
it’s required gear. It
must be operational and with the vehicle at
all times. Otherwise, the vehicle is NMC. It
must be deadlined until it gets an operating
Fre extinguisher.
•±
If the TM includes the Fre extinguisher on the
additional authorization list (AAL),
then
it’s not required gear. Your vehicle is fully
mission capable even if the Fre extinguisher is missing or not working.
Of course, if your vehicle’s main job is to haul
passengers or ±ammable materials, you should
always carry a Fre extinguisher. Get a class B
and C multi-purpose extinguisher. It’s made
to put out ±ammable liquid Fres and electrical
equipment Fres.
Check
out
your
TMs
for
recommended
portable, hand-held Fre extinguishers. If the
TMs don’t list any, consider one of these:
•±
•±
•±
They’re class B
and C dry chemical
extinguishers that
use potassium
bicarbonate as an
extinguishing
agent. Each
one has a 5-lb
capacity.
AR 750-6 Revised
A± revision± to± AR± 750-6,±
U.S. Army Equipment Safety and Maintenance NotiFcation
System,
went±into±effect±in±Dec±2010.±This±rapid±revision±updates±the±current±command±
activity±names±of±Army±service±component±commands±and±direct±reporting±units.±It±also±
assigns±responsibility±to±the±Army±DCS±G-4±to±organize±and±convene±an±Army±Safety±
Action±Team±(ASAT)±when±material±risk±is±determined±to±be±high±on±any±piece±of±Army±
equipment,±in±accordance±with±AR±385-10,±
The Army Safety Program.
It’s±available±on±the±
Army±Publishing±Directorate’s±website:
Fire
Extinguishers…
Mision Capable,
Strictly Speaking?
Get a class
B and C
extinguisher
for your
vehicle
For more information,
see TB 5-4200-200-10,
Hand Portable Fire
Extinguishers Approved
for Users.
if your vehicle
doesn’t
have a portable, hand-
held fire extinguisher,
is the vehicle fully
mission capable?
The
answer’s
not as
simple
as you
might
think.
PMCS tables in
some -10 TMs say
the vehicle
is
non-
mission capable
(NMC) if its fire
extinguisher is
missing or not
working.
there’s
no fire
extinguisher
in this guy --
is he NMC or
not?
you guys
need to
talk to
someone
about
this!
yes.
yes!
Half…
…mast!
no!
no.
PMCS tables in
other -10 TMs
don’t even mention
a fire extinguisher.
So
how
do you
know if it’s OK to
roll?
707 50-51.indd
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9/7/11
3:37 PM
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