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Fse-flame-extinction-v2.svg (SVG file, nominally 900 × 600 pixels, file size: 9 KB)

Summary

The fire triangle and the fire tetrahedron, with the extinguishing mechanism that acts on each element. Based on Iqbal and Salley (2004), pp. 1-5 and B-15 and Van der Graaf et al. (2021/2023), p. 63.

Original illustration for Flame extinction, level 4 Expert.

  • Source basis: Iqbal and Salley (2004), p. 1-5 (fire triangle; not applicable to dry chemicals and halons) and p. B-15 (four mechanisms); Van der Graaf et al. (2021/2023), p. 63 (tetrahedron of fuel, heat, oxygen and chemical chain reaction)
  • Alt text: Fire triangle and fire tetrahedron with arrows to four ways of extinguishing: remove fuel, remove oxygen, cool, and inhibit the chain reaction.

Licensing

New drawing by Fire Safety Academy. © Fire Safety Academy.

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current17:10, 2 November 2026Thumbnail for version as of 17:10, 2 November 2026900 × 600 (9 KB)Jan (talk | contribs)Watermark: Fire Safety Academy logo icon, 70 px, 45 % opacity

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