Fire can destroy your house and all of your possessions within a very short period of time and it can reduce an entire forest to a pile of ash and charred wood. Fire is also a terrifying weapon, with nearly unlimited destructive power. Fire kills more people every year than any other force of nature. 

This all sounds dangerous but at the same time, fire is indispensable for human being. It gave us the first form of light and heat. By light and heat we became able to cook food, forge metal tools, form pottery, harden bricks and drive power plants.

There are few things that have done as much harm to humanity as fire, and few things that have done as much good. It is certainly one of the most important forces in human history.

Fire is an exothermic chemical reaction. This means a chemical reaction that produces a temperature increase in an isolated or non isolated system, and gives off heat to the surrounding.The Fire Triangle is usually used as a tool in order to create and/or stop fire. The Fire Triangle's elements represent oxygen, heat, and fuel.

The fire triangle means that all of these elements must be present at the same time in order to create fire. In contrast, in order to stop a fire, at least one of these elements must be removed.

Fire Engineering is the application of scientific and engineering principles, rules, and expert judgement, based on an understanding of the phenomena and effects of fire and of the reaction and behaviour of people to fire, to protect people, property and the environment from the destructive effects of fire.