Magnesium is one of a few metals that can catch fire. A highly reactive silvery looking metal which burns with a fierce light and generates an appreciable amount of heat. So, if you find yourself in...
Category: Fire Science
This is a great, if slightly unpleasant, question and it’s certainly one that anyone considering becoming a firefighter may think about. That’s because sooner or later, you will probably...
At first glance, this may seem like a silly question, but there are no silly questions in life and in fact, “does metal burn in a fire?” is a complicated question with quite a few possible...
Everyone knows that water extinguishes fires, right? But why and how does this common liquid, which is made of hydrogen and oxygen (two things that can further fuel a fire) extinguish fires, rather...
If you’ve ever watched a fire and seen thick, angry plumes of smoke rising up to the sky, you may have wondered what makes smoke the color it is and what that means? Black smoke looks the most...
Firefighting can be a hard job and one of the hardest things to deal with is burning buildings. This is not just because of the heat, but also because of the impact on human life. You may be...
