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Stationary mass fire, generally in built-up urban areas, generating strong, inrushing winds from all sides; the winds keep the fires from spreading while adding fresh oxygen to increase their intensity. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the event of a terrorist attack, earthquake, tornado, fire storm, or hostage situation, the system can be deployed in minutes to aid first responder communication. ``The whole thing seems like a fire storm without a real fire,'' Merchant said. Nobody controls when or where wildfires occur, and today's fires often result in very high-intensity crown fires that create high-velocity winds within the fire storm. |
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