Fire fighting is the act of carrying out procedures to extinguish an unwanted fire. A fire fighter performs fire fighting and prevents fires and destruction of life and property threatened by fire. In all but the most trivial cases, knowledge and expertise are necessary for successful and safe fire-fighting.

Historically, fire scientists created a graphical representation detailing the three elements fire needs to start (fire triangle). In recent years, one more point has been added, creating the fire tetrahedron.

The four elements needed for combustion (a form of oxidation; see the article on combustion) are:

• combustible matter (fuel): paper, wood, gasoline, oil, gas, etc.;
• a combustive agent, i.e. an oxidant, usually the oxygen of the air;
• activation energy: heat, spark (electricity), etc.
• a chemical chain reaction needed to sustain fire.

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Curled up with @simonleighuk watching Home Alone and fighting with the fire :)
Chemistry_Emz (Emma Daulton) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:11:46 -0000
Curled up with @simonleighuk watching Home Alone and fighting with the fire :)
RT @Emergency_In_SF: Fire: The SFFD is fighting a kitchen fire in a residence on the 1800 block of Donner in Bayview...
californiabeat (California Beat) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:05:20 -0000
RT @Emergency_In_SF: Fire: The SFFD is fighting a kitchen fire in a residence on the 1800 block of Donner in Bayview...
Fire: The SFFD is fighting a kitchen fire in a residence on the 1800 block of Donner in Bayview...
Emergency_In_SF (Emergency_In_SF) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:00:03 -0000
Fire: The SFFD is fighting a kitchen fire in a residence on the 1800 block of Donner in Bayview...
It's like fighting a fire with petrol...
TrevsterH (Trevor Hannant) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:43:28 -0000
It's like fighting a fire with petrol...
@s0nlxaftrsh0ck fighting those mobsters altogether. And then the running into formation, wait for the glow, jump and fire thing. Intriguing.
OMGmyFACE (Pfillip Tepper) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:24:51 -0000
@s0nlxaftrsh0ck fighting those mobsters altogether. And then the running into formation, wait for the glow, jump and fire thing. Intriguing.
Just finish fighting a fire at the ' J ' ... Any one hungry???
Z_Breezie (Z-Bo) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:42:28 -0000
Just finish fighting a fire at the ' J ' ... Any one hungry???

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