Fire

Fire is generally portrayed as frightening and destructive by the media. Humans have increasingly been able to manage fire by improved detection ability and improved fire...

Fire engineers and scientists work to reduce the risk of fire. They do this to save property and the environment, but most importantly, they do this...

Fire is the visible effect of the process of combustion – a special type of chemical reaction. It occurs between oxygen in the air and some...

A timeline showing some events and disasters relating to fire and how humans have learnt to manage this chemical reaction.