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Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of artificially starting a fire. It requires completing the fire triangle , usually by heating tinder above its autoignition temperature . Fire is an essential tool for human survival and the use of fire was important in early human cultural history since the Lower Paleolithic .
Casey Arms is a Romance, Arkansas business that makes a variety of historic weapons for "highly discerning collectors and enthusiasts", using "raw steel and ancient timber". [1] The Casey family, led by Daniel Casey, and the Casey Arms business are the subjects of Iron & Fire , a reality television series on The History Channel .
The Tall Peak Fire Tower is a historic fire tower in Ouachita National Forest. It is located at the top of Tall Peak in the southwestern part of the national forest in Polk County, Arkansas . It is a fieldstone structure, built about 1938 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and features the distinctive flared corners that typify ...
Construction and renovation are common circumstances for fires, which present particular difficulties to firefighters. Børsen fire, April 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark During construction, buildings often do not have elements that would protect them from fire, such as walls and sprinkler systems. [ 1 ]
A fire striker is a piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by the sharp edge of flint, chert or similar rock. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a specific tool used in fire making . History
Fire history studies have documented regular wildland fires ignited by indigenous peoples in North America and Australia [49] [50] prior to the establishment of colonial law and fire suppression. Native Americans frequently used fire to manage natural environments in a way that benefited humans and wildlife in forests and grasslands by starting ...
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A small, enclosed fire that has slowed down may require vigorous blowing to get it going again, but excess blowing can extinguish a fire. Most large fires easily create their own circulation, even in unfavourable conditions, but the variant log-cabin fire-build suffers from a chronic lack of air so long as the initial structure is maintained.