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  2. Fire triangle - Wikipedia

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    Heat can be removed by the application of a substance which reduces the amount of heat available to the fire reaction. This is often water, which absorbs heat for phase change from water to steam. Introducing sufficient quantities and types of powder or gas in the flame reduces the amount of heat available for the fire reaction in the same manner.

  3. Fire - Wikipedia

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    Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. [1] [a] Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion reaction when the fuel reaches its ignition point.

  4. Flame - Wikipedia

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    How stoichiometric the combustion process is (a 1:1 stoichiometricity) assuming no dissociation will have the highest flame temperature; excess air/oxygen will lower it as will lack of air/oxygen; The distance from the source of the flame (i.e., the further from the source of the flame the lower temperature)

  5. Flammagenitus cloud - Wikipedia

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    A flammagenitus cloud from the 2009 Station Fire in southern California. A flammagenitus cloud is produced by the intense heating of the air from the surface. The intense heat induces convection, which causes the air mass to rise to a point of stability, usually in the presence of moisture.

  6. Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were 35% more likely ... - AOL

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    The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the fires were about 35% more likely because of human-caused global warming, according to a new report from the World Weather Attribution group ...

  7. Combustion - Wikipedia

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    The flames caused as a result of a fuel undergoing combustion (burning) Air pollution abatement equipment provides combustion control for industrial processes.. Combustion, or burning, [1] is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.

  8. 'Hotter, drier, and more flammable': Scientists say climate ...

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    A rapid analysis of the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires concluded that while climate change didn't directly cause the fires, it intensified dangerous conditions and made the fires more ...

  9. 5 unusual causes of wildfires that will surprise you - AOL

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    Spontaneous combustion of grass or manure piles causes numerous fires each year. Moisture in wet hay piles fosters microorganism growth, which generates heat as they decompose the organic material.