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    Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material through the exothermic process of combustion. The four necessary components for fire are heat, fuel, oxygen, and the chemical chain reaction. Effective fire control requires understanding these components and how removing one can extinguish the fire, such as using water to remove heat or starving a fire of oxygen or fuel.

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    Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material through the exothermic process of combustion. The four necessary components for fire are heat, fuel, oxygen, and the chemical chain reaction. Effective fire control requires understanding these components and how removing one can extinguish the fire, such as using water to remove heat or starving a fire of oxygen or fuel.

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    Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material through the exothermic process of combustion. The four necessary components for fire are heat, fuel, oxygen, and the chemical chain reaction. Effective fire control requires understanding these components and how removing one can extinguish the fire, such as using water to remove heat or starving a fire of oxygen or fuel.

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    FIRE BEHAVIOR

    AND
    CHEMISTRY

    Effective fire control


    and extinguishment

    requires a basic
    understanding of
    the
    chemical
    and
    physical nature
    of fire.

    This includes
    information
    describing sources
    of
    heat energy,

    environmental
    conditions
    necessary to
    sustain the
    combustion
    process.

    When paper burns in a fire,


    the reactants are mostly

    carbon(the main substance


    in the paper)
    andoxygen(from the air).

    Fireis the
    rapidoxidationof a
    material in the
    exothermic
    chemical process
    of combustion,

    releasing
    heat,

    light,

    and various
    reaction
    products.

    A temperature @
    which a material
    oxide quickly &
    starts to
    burn
    is
    called
    combustion

    Slower
    oxidative
    processes
    like
    rusting

    ordigestion
    are not included
    by this definition.

    Theflame is the
    visible portion of
    the fire.
    If hot

    enough,

    the gases may become


    ionized to
    produceplasma.

    (a highly ionized
    gas contain
    approximately
    equal number of
    positive ions and
    electrons)

    Oxidation is a
    process that
    occurs when an
    object is exposed
    to oxygen for a

    Burning something
    is a rapid oxidation

    rusting is the perfect


    example of slow
    oxidation

    This will cause the


    substances in the
    object to
    start
    breaking
    down.

    Oxygen has to be
    present for oxidation to
    take place.

    The addition of
    oxygen to any
    element is what
    caused oxidation.
    Slow oxidation of wood,

    as in rotten of
    wood

    Foxingis a term
    describing the agerelated spots and
    browning seen on vintage
    paperdocumentssuch
    asbooks,postage
    stamps,certificates, and
    so forth.

    theory is that
    foxing is caused
    by the effect on
    certainpapersof
    theoxidation

    fast oxidation,
    such as
    detonations

    and explosions.

    16% fire point

    14% flash point


    12% no fire

    For many years,


    the fire triangle
    (oxygen, fuel, and
    heat) was used
    to teach the
    components of
    fire.

    While this
    simple example
    is useful,
    it is not
    technically
    correct.

    The fire
    tetrahedron
    represents the

    addition

    of a

    the chemical chain


    reaction,
    to the three already
    present in the fire
    triangle.

    Remove any one of


    the four components
    and combustion will
    not occur.

    If ignition has already


    occurred,
    the fire is
    extinguished
    when one of the
    components is
    removed from
    the reaction.

    Extinguishment Considering
    the Fire Tetrahedron

    A fire can be
    extinguished
    by
    removing
    its oxygen.

    Starvation is
    achieved by
    removal of the
    fuel burning in
    the
    fire.

    Sometimes
    combustible
    material can
    be
    removed by
    shutting off
    gas
    valves or
    fuel flows.

    The removal of heat


    or the cooling
    of a fire is the
    most common
    form of
    suppression.

    In most cases water


    is used to
    essentially
    soak up
    the heat
    generated by the

    This heat turns the


    water in to steam,
    thereby robbing the
    fire of the heat
    used.

    Fat
    If we Quality
    look

    atSmoke
    fuel Point
    types
    and
    vapor
    Extra
    Coconut
    Virgin
    350F 177C
    production,
    we
    find
    oil
    (Unrefined)
    that solid fuels and
    Coconut
    Refined
    450F high
    232C
    liquid
    fuels
    with
    oil
    flash
    Corn
    oil points
    Unrefined can
    352F be
    178C
    Corn
    oil Refined
    450F
    extinguished
    by 232C
    cooling

    Low

    flashpoint liquids
    and flammable gases
    cannot be
    extinguished by
    cooling with water as
    vapor production
    cannot be sufficiently
    reduced.

    Interference is the
    process of
    applying
    extinguishing agents
    to the fire
    that inhibit
    chemical
    chain
    reaction
    at the
    molecular level

    STOP CHAIN REACTION


    Stopping or interrupting the
    chain reaction between the
    fuel, heat, and oxygen will
    extinguish the fire. Specific
    methods of extinguishing fires
    often involve a combination of
    more than one of the four
    principles.

    Most fires involve a fuel


    that is chemically
    combined with the oxygen
    normally found in
    atmospheric air.
    Atmospheric air contains
    21 percent oxygen, 78
    percent nitrogen and 1
    percent of other gases.

    A rapid oxidation
    where burning
    substances combines
    with Oxygen then
    energy is given off in
    the form of heat and
    light. fire

    Most common
    fuels contain
    carbon along
    with
    combinations of
    hydrogen and
    oxygen.

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