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    The fire triangle model illustrates that a fire requires three elements - heat, fuel, and oxygen - to ignite. A fire occurs naturally when these elements are present together in the right mixture. A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of these necessary elements, such as using a fire blanket to block oxygen from a small fire. However, decreasing oxygen is not a viable option for large fires that firefighters respond to because there is no effective way to do so over a large area.

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    The fire triangle model illustrates that a fire requires three elements - heat, fuel, and oxygen - to ignite. A fire occurs naturally when these elements are present together in the right mixture. A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of these necessary elements, such as using a fire blanket to block oxygen from a small fire. However, decreasing oxygen is not a viable option for large fires that firefighters respond to because there is no effective way to do so over a large area.

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    The fire triangle model illustrates that a fire requires three elements - heat, fuel, and oxygen - to ignite. A fire occurs naturally when these elements are present together in the right mixture. A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of these necessary elements, such as using a fire blanket to block oxygen from a small fire. However, decreasing oxygen is not a viable option for large fires that firefighters respond to because there is no effective way to do so over a large area.

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    Fire Triangle

    The fire triangle or combustion triangle is a simple model for understanding the necessary
    ingredients for most fires.[1]
    The triangle illustrates the three elements a fire needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an oxidizing
    agent (usually oxygen).[2] A fire naturally occurs when the elements are present and combined in the
    right mixture.[3] A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of the elements in the
    fire triangle. For example, covering a fire with a fire blanket blocks oxygen and can extinguish a fire.
    In large fires where firefighters are called in, decreasing the amount of oxygen is not usually an
    option because there is no effective way to make that happen in an extended area. [4]

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