Ignite Your Firefighter Dreams: Blaze Through the Riverside Post 101 Training Test 2026!

Extinguishment hinges on removing one component of the fire triangle: heat, fuel, or oxygen. Cooling with water removes heat, starving removes fuel by cutting off the fuel source or removing combustibles, and smothering removes or limits oxygen. Ventilation, on the other hand, is a tactic for moving air and smoke to improve conditions and access, not a direct way to extinguish the fire by eliminating heat, fuel, or oxygen. So it isn’t considered a direct method of extinguishment, even though it can influence how a fire behaves.