FIRE INVESTIGATION CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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  1. 2. Fire caused naturally without human intervention or aid.
  2. 4. Generally term for agents used to extinguish combustible metal fires.
  3. 7. Refers to any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer used to set off explosives.
  4. 9. May be caused by flying ash or soot of loosely packed substances such as straw and hay.
  5. 10. It is the science that deals with the study of matter which treats of the structure, composition, and properties of substances and of the transformations which they undergo.
  6. 11. Heat is transferred by direct contact.
  7. 16. A chemical change in which combustible material (fuel) and an oxidizing agent react.
  8. 17. A hot piece or lump that remains after a material has partially burned and is still oxidizing without the manifestation of flames.
  9. 21. Any action taken by the firefighters to remove occupants/persons from a burning building/hazards to a safety place.
  10. 24. It is the minimum temperature at which any material gives off vapor in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air.
  11. 27. This is the basic level of training for emergency response to a chemical accident, the ability to recognize a hazardous situation and call for assistance.
  12. 30. The cause of the majority of fire death.
  13. 31. It is the uncontrollable impulse of a person to burn anything without motivation.
  14. 34. A colorless, odorless gas and one of the compositions of air which is approximately 21 % by volume.
  15. 37. This is a type of ladder that contains only one section.
  16. 39. Heat is transferred if the form of electromagnetic energy directly from one object to another.
  17. 40. It is the most important element of fire.
  18. 41. It refers to the exothermic reaction involving the oxidation of some substance (fuel) resulting in the release of energy in the form of light and heat.
  19. 42. It is a cylindrical device turning on an axis around which a fire hose is connected.
  20. 43. A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.
  21. 44. Is the most effective cooling agent for fighting operation.
  22. 45. It is a mechanical device strategically located in an installation or street.
  23. 47. Excludes the oxygen from the fuel so that the gases or vapors of the fuel cannot ignite and continue the combustion.
  24. 48. It is the law amending the law on arson and defining the prima facie evidence of arson.
  25. 49. It may indicate the presence of phosphorus.
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  1. 1. The process of chemically decomposing organic material that elevated temperature on the absence of oxygen.
  2. 3. It is the science that deals with the study of matter and energy and their mutual interactions.
  3. 5. Reactions or changes that release or give off energy (heat) thus they produce substances with less energy than the reactants.
  4. 6. A plane geometric figure in which the three sides of an equilateral triangle represent oxygen, heat, and fuel.
  5. 8. An act or process of preventing the fire from spreading.
  6. 12. It is the initial stage of fire.
  7. 13. Fire protection activities that deal with preventing fires from starting by eliminating fire hazards through inspection and education programs.
  8. 14. Transfer of heat through physical movement of materials and occurs only in liquids and gases.
  9. 15. Term used to describe the dangerous area around a release; also called the isolation area or hot zone.
  10. 18. Any visual or audible signal produced by a device or system to warn the occupants of the building or the fighting element of the presence or danger of fire to enable them to undertake immediate action to save life and property and to suppress the fire.
  11. 19. Refers to the intentional or malicious destruction of property by fire.
  12. 20. Rapid burning, which can be considered a slow explosion, but travels at a lesser speed than a detonation.
  13. 22. A fire which spread rapidly and releases a large amount of energy.
  14. 23. A building unsafe in case of fire because it will burn easily or because it lacks adequate exits or fire escapes.
  15. 25. It is the primary source of ignition.
  16. 26. It is a type of extinguisher is used on fires involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood, clothes, and paper.
  17. 28. It is a portable device used to put out fires of limited size.
  18. 29. Descriptive of any substance that ignites spontaneously when exposed to air.
  19. 32. Any act that would remove or neutralize fire hazard.
  20. 33. Incandescent gases that accompany rapid oxidation of combustible materials.
  21. 35. Reaction or changes whereby energy (heat) is absorbed or is added before the reaction takes place.
  22. 36. The final phase of burning wherein flame ceases but dense smoke and heat completely fill the confined room.
  23. 38. This type of ladder best used in rescue where a ladder in place is already falls short of the endangered person.
  24. 44. A box or cabinet where fire hoses, valves and other equipment are stored and arranged for firefighting.
  25. 46. It is the visible product of incomplete combustion, usually a mixture of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, finely divided particles of soot and carbon, and miscellaneous assortment of product released from the burning material.