This article is about the phenomenon in fires. For the movie see Backdraft (film). A backdraft is a situation which can occur when a fire is starved of oxygen; consequently combustion ceases but the fuel gases and smoke remain at high temperature. If oxygen is re-introduced to the fire, eg. by opening a door to a closed room, combustion can restart often resulting in a near-explosive effect as the gases heat and expand. This effect is the basis for the synonym smoke explosion. Characteristic signs include yellow o ...

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Fire, a form of combustion, is the most spectacular chemical phenomenon. Linguistically, the word fire refers to the combination of the brilliant glow and large amount of heat released during a rapid, self-sustaining burning of combustible fuel. Technically, fire is not a state of matter; it is an exothermic oxidation process by which heat and light energy are given out. Fire starts when a fuel with adequate supply of oxygen or other oxidizer is subjected to enough heat, and it is sustained by the further release of heat energy ...

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These are some of the signs firefighters are looking for, when they attempt to determine whether a flashover is plausible. If the room is closed or mostly closed, so the oxygen of the room has been consumed, a flashover is plausible. Flashovers in open air are very rare. If the room contains a lot of soot, it indicates that the room lacks enough oxygen to permit combustion. Firefighters often look if there is soot on the inside of windows and in cracks around in the room. The window might have cracked because ...

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Controlling fire for the purposes of providing heat and light was one of humankind's first great achievements. The ability of fire to generate heat and light made possible migration to colder climates and enabled people to cook food — a decisive step in the perennial fight against disease. Smoke signals were an early use of fire for communication, and fire soon enabled advancements in metallurgy such as smelting and forging. Archaeology indicates that ancestors of modern humans such as Homo erectus seem to have been using controlled fire as early as some 790,000 years ago. The Cradle of Humankind site has evidence ...

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Fire has supplied much of the energy which has helped humans since ancient times, from the wood fires which served many prehistoric purposes to the oil, gas and coal power stations of today which supplies the vast majority of the world's electricity (nearly 80%1). Mexico is typical with thermal energy providing 76% of all energy2. The burning of wood is often the first association to the word "fire". It is common in a developing country for wood to be the primary energy source as well. For instance, in Africa, 65 ...

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Arrested Development is a character-driven comedy television series about a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family. New episodes currently air in the USA on Mondays at 8:00pm EST on Fox. The show is presented in a way reminiscent of documentary, with omniscient narration (by Ron Howard), archival photographs, and historic footage. Although set in Newport Beach and Balboa Island, California, it is primarily filmed in locations around Culver City and Marina del Rey. The show was created by Mitchell Hurwitz (T ...

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See also: Fire ecology A flame is a self-sustaining oxidizing chemical reaction producing energy and ionized gas (plasma). It consists of reacting gases emitting visible and infrared light, the frequency spectrum of which is dependent on the chemical composition of the burning elements and intermediate reaction products. In many cases such as burning organic matter like wood or incomplete combustion of gas, incandescent solid particles (soot) produce the familiar red-orange 'fire' color light. This light has a continuous spectr ...

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This is a list of film-related events in 1991. 1990 in film 1991 in film 1992 in film 1990 in home video 1991 in home video 1992 in home video 1990 in television 1991 in television 1992 in television 1991 in film - Events. April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael Noonan O'Keefe in New York Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation< ...

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The self-sustaining nature of fire makes it extremely dangerous if uncontrolled. Fire can consume structures and forests and can severely injure or kill living things through burns or smoke inhalation. Structure fires can be started by cooking accidents, electrical faults, fuel leaks, children playing with lighters and/or matches, and accidents involving candles and cigarettes. Fire can propagate rapidly to other structures, especially where proper building standards are not met. Purposefully starting destructive fires constitutes arson and ...

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William Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for his early starring roles in such films as Backdraft and Flatliners. He also starred alongside Cindy Crawford in the 1995 film, Fair Game. He has continued to act in films and on television, but has not taken many lead roles. His brothers Daniel, Stephen and Alec are also notable actors - see Baldwin brothers. He is married to singer Chynna Phillips. William Baldwin - Filmography. ...

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Flashovers is one of the most feared phenomenons among firefighters. Firefighters are taught to pay much attention to recognize flashovers and avoid backdrafts. For example, they have certain routines for opening a closed door in a building in fire, such as sitting beside the door instead of in front of it, and to be ready to fight shooting flames. Despite superior protective gear, a firefighter has less than t ...

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De Niro was born in New York City, the son of Robert De Niro, Sr., an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, and poet, and Virginia Admiral, also a painter. They had met at the painting classes of Hans Hoffman in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His parents divorced when he was two years old. A biographer, John Baxter, claims that his father was homosexual, and had relationships with the poet Robert Duncan, the playwright ...

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During the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show, Universal Pictures, Warner Home Video, and Paramount Home Entertainment announced their respective lists of launch releases. At the time of CES, a total of 86 titles had been announced. [9] Partial lists of the announced titles for the respective movie companies follows. HD DVD - Complete List of 24 Launch Titles by Warner Home Video. Batman Begins Constantine Million Dollar Baby< ...

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The Outer Limits originally ran from 1963 to 1965 on the U.S. broadcast network ABC, and a total of 49 episodes. It was created by Leslie Stevens and was one of the many series ostensibly influenced by The Twilight Zone, though it was ultimately influential in its own right. Writers included creator Stevens and Joseph Stefano (screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho), the series' first-season producer and energetic guiding force. Harlan Ellison wrote two episodes (Soldier and the award-winning Demon w ...

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The Outer Limits originally ran from 1963 to 1965 on the U.S. broadcast network ABC, and a total of 49 episodes. It was created by Leslie Stevens and was one of the many series ostensibly influenced by The Twilight Zone, though it was ultimately influential in its own right. Writers included creator Stevens and Joseph Stefano (screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho), the series' first-season producer and energetic guiding force. Harlan Ellison wrote two episodes ("Soldier" and the award-winning "Demon with a G ...

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De Niro was born in New York City, the son of Robert De Niro, Sr., an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, and poet of Italian descent (De Niro's grandfather was an Italian immigrant from Molise), and Virginia Admiral, also a painter. They had met at the painting classes of Hans Hoffman in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His parents divorced when he was two years old. A biographer, John Baxter, claims that his father was homosexual, and had relationships with poet Robert Duncan, playwright ...

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The plot for Arrested Development revolves around the members of the Bluth family, who generally lead excessive lifestyles. At the center of the show is the relatively honorable Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman), who strives to do the right thing and keep his family together, despite their materialism, selfishness and manipulation. His teenage son, George Michael (Michael Cera), has the same qualities of decency, but feels a constant pressure to live up to his father's expectations, and is reluctantly willing to follow his father's p ...

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In addition, many fictional home movies are featured on most television commercials which resemble "the past". List of fictional films - Fictonal films from The Amanda Show. Tidanic Stuart Lipple F-Men Tom Zawyer George From The Jungle Face Ventura The Vantom Menace Austin Powders The Wizard of Voz List of fictional films - Fictiona ...

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In the early 1960s he began to get small parts in British film and TV, in the mid 1960s getting notable roles in horror films with Christopher Lee such as Castle of the Living Dead (1964), and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965). His first great successes came with the three war films The Dirty Dozen in 1967 with Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson, in 1970 as the lead Capt. 'Hawkeye' Pierce in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H and as tank commander Sgt. Oddball in Kelly's Heroes with Clint Eastwood and Tel ...

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Hans Zimmer - Academy Awards. 1988: Rain Man 1994: The Lion King (won) 1996: The Preacher's Wife 1997: As Good As It Gets 1998: The Prince of Egypt 1998: The Thin Red Line 2000: Gladiator Hans Zimmer - Golden Globe Awards. 1994: The Lion King (won) 1998: The Prince of Egypt 2000: Gladiator (won)See also:

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