What does the term fire triangle mean?

Answer 1

The fire triangle is now mostly disused, but it consisted of 3 sides, heat, fuel and oxygen.

It was discarded for the "Fire Tetrahedron" which adds in an ignition source.

It is a graphical representation of the 3 things any fire needs:

1)Fuel

2)Oxygen

3)Heat

Answer 2

The "fire triangle" (fuel, heat, oxygen) helps you remember that fire needs all three legs and removing any one of them will extinguish the fire.

For instance, putting water on a fire removes the heat, changes the amount of oxygen at the surface of the fuel and changes the ignition temperature of wet fuel.

Answer 3

Oxygen, Fuel and Heat - all required for a fire to burn.

Modern models include "chemical reaction", making it a fire tetrahedron. This was added to explain the relationship between the other three legs. In other words, you could have fuel, oxygen and heat, but you won't have "fire"until there is a chemical reaction, usually with sufficient heat to make it a chain reaction.

Answer 4

"Fire triangle" refers to the three elements that must be present for a fire, namely,

1. fuel,
2. heat, and
3. oxygen.

This simple model illustrates that fire can be "broken" (i.e., extinguished) or prevented if any of the three components is removed.

A slightly more sophisticated model, known as the "fire tetrahedron", also contains the element of "chemical reaction", without which fuel, heat and oxygen cannot combine to make fire. In other words, if the chemical reaction is removed, the fire tetrahedron "collapses" and the fire is extinguished or prevented.
"Fire triangle" refers to the physical elements that must be present for a fire, namely,

1. fuel,
2. heat, and
3. oxygen.

This simple model illustrates that fire can be "broken" (i.e., extinguished) or prevented if any of the three components is removed.

A slightly more sophisticated model, known as the "fire tetrahedron", also contains the element of "chemical reaction", without which fuel, heat and oxygen cannot combine to make fire. In other words, if the chemical reaction is removed, the fire tetrahedron "collapses" and the fire is extinguished or prevented.

Answer 5

Fire needs fuel, carbon holmium and fuel to burn.

These ingredients are linked up to a chain reaction which form a fire triangle.

If any ingredients were removed, the fire will extinguish.

Answer 6

the three parts are the fuel, oxygen, and heat. :]

Answer 7

A fire triangle helps put out fires because it allows firefighters to identify the best way to put out the fire. The 3 elements in the fire triangle are oxygen, heat, and fuel.

Answer 8

A source of fuel allows the flame to be controlled, usually through a metal hose releasing natural gas. Humans have been using different methods of this for many years past.