She recalled being burned badly in an accident as a small child. I'll never forget it. Adams went on to say fire probably was first put to use thousands of years ago in southern Africa when primitive people began thinking of ways to harness the flaming result of a lightning strike. Over the centuries, fire went from being used as a simple source of light, heat and protection to fueling the most dramatic of modern technological phenomena. Fire can be a powerful resource but also holds terrible destructive capability, she said.
Seconds can mean the difference between a minor incident and disaster.
Water on a grease fire will become steam that sends hot grease flying all over everyone and everything. Throwing water on an electrical fire could cause electrocution. They should be tested once a week.