The fire point, or combustion point, of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the liquid fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after...
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The Point Fire was a wildfire that burned near Healdsburg in Sonoma County, California in the United States. The fire burned 1,207 acres of wildland and...
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Firing Point (stylized as Tom Clancy Firing Point, Tom Clancy: Firing Point, or Tom Clancy's Firing Point in the United Kingdom) is a techno-thriller...
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Barry Point Fire was a wildfire that burned over 92,977 acres (376.26 km2) of Oregon and California forest land during the summer of 2012. The fire began...
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the flash point, because at the flash point vapor may not be produced fast enough to sustain combustion. Neither flash point nor fire point depends directly...
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At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames are produced. The flame is the visible portion of the fire. Flames consist...
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late 13th century, fire lance barrels had transitioned to metal material to better withstand the explosive blast, and the lance-point was discarded in favor...
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A fire hydrant, fireplug, firecock (archaic), hydrant riser or Johnny Pump is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It...
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smoke point and thus the latter cannot be used as a reference for safe and healthy cooking. Boiling point Combustion Drying oil Flash point Fire point Kindling...
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2024 California wildfires (redirect from Edgehill Fire)
and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 16, 2024. "Point Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire)....
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properties, by charring it over or directly in a fire or a bed of coals. This has been thought to make a point, like that of a spear or arrow, or an edge,...
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Flash Point: Fire Rescue is a thematic cooperative board game designed by Kevin Lanzing with the help of firefighters. released in November 2011. The...
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Fire for effect (or FFE) is a military term. According to NATO doctrine: Fire which is delivered after the mean point of impact or burst is within the...
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receded, the Rockaway Point Fire Department rescued more than 41 civilians, while the New York City, Point Breeze, and Roxbury Fire Departments found 130...
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"Fight Fire with Fire" (Kansas song) "Fight Fire with Fire" (Metallica song) "Fight Fire with Fire" (The Prodigy song) Fighting Fire with Fire may refer...
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counter-fire. Counter-battery fire rose to prominence in World War I. Counter-battery radar detects incoming indirect fire and calculates its point of origin...
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"Radiological Leaks at Indian Point". Riverkeeper.org. McGeehan, Patrick (May 12, 2015). "Fire Prompts Renewed Calls to Close the Indian Point Nuclear Plant". New...
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A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building—occasionally inside, but separate from the main areas of...
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Pinnacle Point. Evidence of widespread control of fire by anatomically modern humans dates to approximately 125,000 years ago. The use and control of fire was...
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Manual fire alarm activation is the process of triggering a fire alarm through a call point, pull station, or other device. This usually causes the alarm...
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articles associated with the title This Fire. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article....
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Emergency exit (redirect from Fire exit)
bar with exit signs pointing to it. It is usually a door to an area outside of the building, but may also lead to an adjoining, fire-isolated structure...
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mountain or other high vantage point to maximize viewing distance and range, known as view shed. From this vantage point the fire lookout can see smoke that...
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2014). "Experimental study of the flash point of flammable liquids under different altitudes in Tibet plateau". Fire and Materials. 38 (2): 241–246. doi:10...
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The Sydney Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney in Milsons Point, New South Wales, Australia killed seven people (six children and one adult) on 9 June...
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articles associated with the title Free Fire. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article....
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Press Release (September 25, 1995), "CheckPoint Software and HP sign distribution agreement; market-leading FireWall-1 solution now available through HP...
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ISO 7010 (section Fire protection)
– Fire extinguisher F002 – Fire hose reel F003 – Fire ladder F004 – Collection of firefighting equipment F005 – Fire alarm call point F006 – Fire emergency...
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The Dodger Point Fire Lookout was built in 1933 in Olympic National Park as a fire observation station. The single-story frame structure is located on...
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Oil analysis Viscosity index Saponification value Cloud point Pour point Flash point Fire point Softening point Glass transition temperature (Tg) v t e...
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