Arson Vocabulary

3. A reaction that releases heat as energy.
5. Ignition of organic material without an apparent cause.
6. Black powdery substance made up of mostly carbon produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter.
9. Texture after burning described as blistered.
11. A reaction that absorbs heat from the surrounding area.
13. Any willful burning of a dwelling, building, vehicle, etc.
15. U-shaped burn pattern.

1. When a fire has just begun and is big enough for the use of a breathing apparatus.
2. A temperature when organic materials give off enough vapor to ignite in air.
4. A chemical reaction between substances including oxygen that generates a flame.
7. The act of setting something on fire.
8. A substance used to aid the spread of fire.
10. Decomposition due to high temperatures.
12. Occurs when a hot gas layer of a fire ignites.
14. A reaction which oxygen is added to or hydrogen is removed from an element, molecule or compound.