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    Fire requires three elements: heat, fuel, and oxygen. Heat is a form of energy that raises temperatures, while fuels are any combustible solid, liquid, or gas. There are five general categories of heat sources: chemical, electrical, mechanical, solar, and nuclear. Fires progress through incipient, smoldering, flame, and heat stages as temperatures rise. Common fire causes include arson, lightning, kitchen greases, flammable chemicals, electrical shorts, and debris burns. To prevent industrial fires, enforce smoking bans and store oxygen separately from flammables in non-combustible areas.

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    Fire requires three elements: heat, fuel, and oxygen. Heat is a form of energy that raises temperatures, while fuels are any combustible solid, liquid, or gas. There are five general categories of heat sources: chemical, electrical, mechanical, solar, and nuclear. Fires progress through incipient, smoldering, flame, and heat stages as temperatures rise. Common fire causes include arson, lightning, kitchen greases, flammable chemicals, electrical shorts, and debris burns. To prevent industrial fires, enforce smoking bans and store oxygen separately from flammables in non-combustible areas.

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    Fire requires three elements: heat, fuel, and oxygen. Heat is a form of energy that raises temperatures, while fuels are any combustible solid, liquid, or gas. There are five general categories of heat sources: chemical, electrical, mechanical, solar, and nuclear. Fires progress through incipient, smoldering, flame, and heat stages as temperatures rise. Common fire causes include arson, lightning, kitchen greases, flammable chemicals, electrical shorts, and debris burns. To prevent industrial fires, enforce smoking bans and store oxygen separately from flammables in non-combustible areas.

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    Fire requires three elements: heat, fuel, and oxygen. Heat is a form of energy that raises temperatures, while fuels are any combustible solid, liquid, or gas. There are five general categories of heat sources: chemical, electrical, mechanical, solar, and nuclear. Fires progress through incipient, smoldering, flame, and heat stages as temperatures rise. Common fire causes include arson, lightning, kitchen greases, flammable chemicals, electrical shorts, and debris burns. To prevent industrial fires, enforce smoking bans and store oxygen separately from flammables in non-combustible areas.

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    Nature of Fire

    Fire may be produced if the three conditions or elements are present namely
    Elements of Fire
    Heat (kindling temperature)

    Fuel Oxygen

    Fuel is an essential substance that burned on any matter capable of burning.


    Heat is a form of energy capable of raising temperature. Hence, the fuel must be heated
    to its kindling temperature. There should be the presence of sufficient oxygen which
    comes from the surrounding air.

    The general classifications of fuel are:


    1. Class A- There is the ordinary combustible materials which are mostly solid.
    2 Class B-These are the kinds of fuel which are in liquid or gas state (LPG, oil and
    other petroleum products).
    3. Class C-These are electrically energized fuel (flat iron, electric fan, etc.
    4. Class D-Metallic fire (potassium, magnesium and other combustible metals.

    Heat comes from the fuel itself which is called spontaneous combustion. This
    contains hydrocarbon (CH2) which comes from plants and animals. Vapor is
    considered hydrocarbon which ignites when mixed with oxygen in air. No fuel will burn
    unless it is in vapor state.
    Heat is a form of energy which is produced through the movement of molecules by
    friction.

    General Categories of Energy (Heat)

    There are 5 General Categories of energy (heat) such as:


    1. Chemical Energy- It is the heat which results from chemical reaction
    heat of decomposition
    heat of solution
    2 Electrical Energy-it is the heat from electricity.
    resistance heating
    arching
    short circuiting
    electric heating
    3. Mechanical Energy- it is heat resulting from
    Friction
    compression
    4. Solar Energy- it is the energy derived from the sun. It confines the distribution of
    radiated event rays from the sun in one area.
    5. Nuclear Energy- it is the heat resulting from breaking or combining atoms.
    Heat of fission-separating or breaking of atom
    Heat of fusion- combining atom together

    Stages of Fire

    Incipient Stage- there is no visible smoke or flame


    Smoldering Stage- there is smoke but no flame

    Flame Stage- there is an actual fire and heat builds up in the air.

    Heat Stage- there is uncontrolled spread of super heated air

    Most Common Source of Fire

    Arson Lightning

    Kitchen grease Flammable chemicals


    Electrical short circuit Overheated appliances

    Debris burning in forest and neglected camp


    How to eliminate Industrial Fires

    Rigidly enforces smoking restriction

    Oxygen should not be store in the same area as flammable gasses or near any readily
    combustible materials. Storage area should be made up of concrete or non-combustible
    building area.

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