DRRR_M5Fire Flashcards
rapid oxidation of a material in the process of combustion releasing light and heat
fire
temperature when something starts to burn
flashpoint
simple model to understand the ingredients of fire
fire triangle
initial ignition
heat
reacts to each other to generate combustion products
oxygen and fuel
three extinguishment
cooling, blanketing, starving
remove heat
cooling
remove oxygen
blanketing
remove fuel
starving
three ingredients of fire
heat oxygen fuel
the most common natural cause of fire
lightning
it spews hot gases ash and lavas, it can set fire when it contacts a combustible or flammable material
volcanic activities
happens when a substance create sudden fire without cause
spontaneous combustion
pyrophoric substances ignite spontaneously in air at or below how many degree celsius or within how many minutes after getting contact in air?
54 degrees celsius, five minutes
examples of pyrophoric substances
iron sulfide, plutonium, uranium
Hundreds of fires burnt, mainly in the southeast of the country, until May 2020. The most severe fires peaked from December 2019 to January 2020. The fires burnt an estimated 24.3 million hectares (243,000 square kilometres), destroyed over 3,000 buildings (including 2,779 homes), and killed at least 34 people.
2020 australian bushfire
illegal act under forestry reform code of the philippines of 1975 (PD 705)
KAINGIN
punishment of kaingin
no more than less than 6 months and no more than 1 year and a half and government will chrge for the troubles
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to a property
arson
arson PD
presidential decree 1613, s. 1979
punishment for arson
life imprisonment, 12 years and 1 day up to 20 years, fines
how many people in the world smokes?
1.1 billion
smoking causes ____ million deaths worldwide
7.7 million
what are the four human made causes
kaingin, arson, cigarette, electrical malfunctions
what happens in march
fire prevention month
BFP means
bureau of fire protection leads the fire prevention month
classes of fire
a to k
class a
solid fuel
class b
liquid firec
class c
electrically charged equipmet which should be 110 volts
class d
combusitble metals like magnesium and sodium
class e
high voltage fire, higly energized
class k
kitchen fire
do not aim for the fire but the ___
base of the fire
what equipment
soda acid fire extinguisher
what does tpass mean
twist the safety
pull the pin
aim the nozzle
squeeze the handle
sweep side to side
