Editing Fire control (section)

{{Short description|Practice of reducing the heat output of a fire}}
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[[File:Fire triangle.svg|thumb|Essential factors in sustaining a fire make up the "fire triangle"]]
'''Fire control''' is the practice of reducing the heat output of a [[fire]], reducing the area over which the fire exists, or suppressing or extinguishing the fire by depriving it of [[fuel]], [[oxygen]], or [[heat]] (see [[fire triangle]]). Fire prevention and control is the prevention, detection, and extinguishment of fires, including such secondary activities as research into the causes of fire, education of the public about fire hazards, and the maintenance and improvement of fire-fighting equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fire prevention and control|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/fire-prevention-and-control|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>

The three main components of a fire are fuel, heat and oxygen; without any one of the three, the fire cannot survive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Fire Triangle|url=https://www.sc.edu/ehs/training/Fire/01_triangle.htm#:~:text=Oxygen,%20heat,%20and%20fuel%20are,the%20fire%20will%20be%20extinguished.|access-date=2020-10-08|website=www.sc.edu}}</ref>