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The principle behind the process of separation of fire |
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Answer» Answer: combustion PROCESS Explanation: When forest fuels burn, there is a chemical combination of the oxygen in the air with woody MATERIAL, pitch and other burnable elements found in the forest environment. This process in known as �Combustion.� Combustion is a chain reaction chemically similar to photosynthesis in reverse. Photosynthesis requires a large amount of heat which is FURNISHED by the sun. The Combustion process releases this heat. The tremendous amount of heat that is produced in the burning process is the major reason that the suppression of wildfires is such a difficult task and why the use of PRESCRIBED fire is a complex and exacting process requiring knowledgeable and EXPERIENCED people |
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