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fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition.
Fire is hot because conversion of the weak double bond in molecular oxygen, O2, to the stronger bonds in the combustion products carbon dioxide and water releases energy (418 kJ per 32 g of O2); the bond energies of the fuel play only a minor role here. 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 primarily of carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen and nitrogen. If hot enough, the gases may become ionized to produce plasma. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color of the flame and the fire's intensity will be different.
Fire in its most common form can result in conflagration, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning. Fire is an important process that affects ecological systems around the globe. The positive effects of fire include stimulating growth and maintaining various ecological systems.
The negative effects of fire include hazard to life and property, atmospheric pollution, and water contamination. If fire removes protective vegetation, heavy rainfall may lead to an increase in soil erosion by water. Also, when vegetation is burned, the nitrogen it contains is released into the atmosphere, unlike elements such as potassium and phosphorus which remain in the ash and are quickly recycled into the soil. This loss of nitrogen caused by a fire produces a long-term reduction in the fertility of the soil, which only slowly recovers as nitrogen is "fixed" from the atmosphere by lightning and by leguminous plants such as clover.
Fire has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, smelting, forging, incineration of waste, cremation, and as a weapon or mode of destruction.
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Ceasefire Oregon Reports
September 20, 2018
Ceasefire Oregon Reports is back after the summer hiatus and we have much to share with you!
Oregon News:
IP 43, The Campaign to Ban the Future Sale of Assault Weapons and High Capacity Magazines...
Hi all-
My Dad is moving out and trying to get rid of some things. First up is his wood pile. Free to a good home. Mostly all split and kept dry through winter. Needs to be hauled, will not deliver. Depending on schedule, would be able to help load in truck.
DM me for address details...
$250
P320 FCG out of a full size P320, less than 200 rounds thru trigger, like new. **NOT voluntarily upgraded yet, original trigger**
Thanks for looking!
I've seen spray-on type gels for the protection of buildings from wildfires. I'm doing some research on the topic and am curious if others are setup with said as part of their preps. And, more specifically, if anyone has ever employed such a chemical application to a building that was...
Selling a used Rapid Fire Tek Yugo M92 or M85np AK pistol rail mount. I used the rail and 2 of 3 screws in the kit, so they are not included. Just need a 2 inch rail piece and one screw to complete another mounting. I no longer need the kit and thought maybe someone else could source the parts...
I've read several articles in the past two years that essentially say we are now dealing with unintended consequences related to forest fires:
Mother Nature historically had forest fires.
We have become good at fire suppression.
"Fuel" builds up in the forests due to fire suppression, and a...
Looks like there was a fire on the hillside at the upper pits (used for long range work) on Tuesday. Sounds like the fire dept thinks it may have been started due to shooting steel targets near some dry grass/brush. No hard answer yet.
DRRC is closed to everyone through Friday and should be...
I'm Helping out the guy's From Stockton Army Airfield... So... Here it goes..
I'm a tard with a bunch of 50's , I love warbird's and history.
We donate time, effort, ammo and use of our gun's to help keep history alive.
After alot of Bs'ing and maybe a drink or two (after hours) I have...
I can't find anything easily anywhere on shooting area fire closures.
There is one thread here that is Mt. Hood Forest specific. (closed to shooting)
Maybe we can post only closure and re-opening information in this thread ?
And lets not create any more threads and clutter things up.
Lets keep...
Fire just started this afternoon at a local gun club (!). It's about 1.5 miles south of us. This is the view from my front yard. The winds are (fortunately) calm at the moment, but when they blow, they are generally from the southeast, which would push it right at us.
I've got the truck loaded...
we are just finishing a 500 gallon slip in fire fighting unit. It has a fiberglass tank, long hose and reel with nozzle, low hr 10 hp gas powered electric start pump. We are just finishing the final tune on the pump engine after sand blasting and painting the (large) hose reel. This will be a...
Let's NOT get in the news this summer! I don't want to hear, or read, about a fire that was started by target shooting. I certainly don't want to be the one responsible for it either! None of us do. So go prepared each and every time.
FIRE SAFETY IN TARGET SHOOTING on public lands...