The fire in Graf's shed on Aug. 26, 1986, quickly mushroomed to intense burning known as flashover, or full involvement. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
"flashover" -- meaning an unintended power surge that causes spontaneous combustion. From Wordnik.com. [LAist] Reference
Firefighters made entry into the house only to discover a dangerous "flashover" condition. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He set this compartment fire to help illustrate flashover. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
We're told that happened when a flashover inside the building happened. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2007] Reference
He says they didn't understand science and the phenomenon of flashover. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
Those firefighters were injured as a flashover took place inside that building. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2007] Reference
Dry volcanic ash is not conductive enough to cause insulator flashover problems. From Wordnik.com. [Volcanic AshEffects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies] Reference
ZARRELLA (voice-over): In this simulator you never quite reach flashover conditions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2007] Reference
We're told those firefighters were injured in a flashover that happened inside that building. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2007] Reference
Those firefighters went up against the worst situation imaginable: flashover, a tornado of fire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2007] Reference
What it is, firefighters tell us, is the final end stages of a deadly phenomenon called flashover. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2007] Reference
Three strings of insulators were found to have widespread flashover damage but with no electrical problems. From Wordnik.com. [Volcanic AshEffects on Power Supply and Mitigation Strategies] Reference
On the other hand, the Lime Street experiment showed that over four minutes elapsed before the “flashover.”. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » Governor Says He Did Not Kill An Innocent Man] Reference
KAYE: Fires were always believed to burn upward, but Lentini has proven they can burn downward during flashover. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
From the time a fire first breaks out to flashover, when everything catches on fire, can take as little as three minutes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2005] Reference
TODD: Federal officials tell us that in as little as a minute and a half, a fire like this one can erupt into a flashover. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2007] Reference
There was the tiniest flashover of pounding feet, leg muscles straining with effort to get there, to capture the feared boy. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
In fact, flashover is one of the leading causes of firefighter deaths - especially as it is a precursor to structural collapse. From Wordnik.com. [Trevor Butterworth: Panic in the Bedroom: Activist Group Warns of Night-time Catastrophe] Reference
The risk of extreme heat stress and time to flashover. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
All the signs of an impending flashover were right there. From Wordnik.com. [WFMZ.com - Local News] Reference
Injured Minneapolis firefighters still in hospital after flashover. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
The flashover / backdraft occurred prior to the Fire Department's arrival. From Wordnik.com. [LAFD News & Information] Reference
The flashover almost took out Marion firefighter Kevin Wunderlich and Capt. From Wordnik.com. [The Gazette-Enterprise: News] Reference
Preliminary reports indicate the firefighters were injured in a "flashover.". From Wordnik.com. [Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM] Reference
The flashover fire spread quickly across the second floor and up to the roof. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
It ran till 1981 when a fire caused by a flashover and the company stopped operating. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Some firefighters were slightly injured in a flashover, according to a fire officials. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They certainly didn't know that flashover could make an accidental fire look like arson. From Wordnik.com. [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference
That's what I had to deal with Monday night when I joined firefighters for flashover training. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In five minutes a room can get so hot that everything in it ignites at once: this is called flashover. From Wordnik.com. [LAFD News & Information] Reference
For flashover and burn tower training, classes take place at the college's training facilities at Dotsero. From Wordnik.com. [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference
(on camera) So flashover causes some of the same patterns and gives off some of the same indicators that an arson fire would?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
(on camera) What is your response to them saying there weren't pour patterns, there weren't points of origin, flashover caused all of this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2007] Reference
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