CSCS Health & Safety Test· CSCS / CITB
The three elements that must be present for a fire to start (the fire triangle) are:
Choices
- AElectricity, water, and oxygen
- BFuel, heat (ignition), and oxygenCorrect
- CWood, metal, and fuel
- DSmoke, heat, and gas
Answer
Fuel, heat (ignition), and oxygen
Fire requires all three elements (the fire triangle): fuel to burn, heat (an ignition source), and oxygen. Removing any one extinguishes the fire - the basis of all firefighting strategies.
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