False fire (from German Falsch - fake + Feuer - fire) - a pyrotechnic signal device in the form of a cardboard or ebonite sleeve filled with a combustible composition. Other names: torch-candle , emergency candle , flash , distress candle , signal checker or signal light .
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Interesting Facts
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Description
The pyrotechnic composition when set on fire gives a bright flame of red or white and a loud hissing sound. The composition burns out slowly, since the raised fire should burn for a relatively long time (from 1 to 5 minutes). Mixtures available for burning under water . The raised fire is equipped with a handle that helps to hold it in your hands or strengthen it in a given place.
The raised fire is used to illuminate the terrain and individual objects or to give signals. In particular, on ships, in addition to lighting and signaling tasks, the raised fire serves to notify of an accident and to indicate the location. A red raised beam is a distress signal at sea [1] .
The pyrotechnic device most similar to a false fire is a contour candle , which differs from it in a much smaller size and the absence of a handle.
The signal raised beam must have a waterproof housing and its own ignition device . Ignition is usually done by pulling the cord.
Another common use of false fires (in the slang is fire , fire from the English. Fire or flyer from flare ) is observed among football fans. They are used in vivid performances at the stadium (on slang performance ) and outside the stadiums. In most countries, the raised fire is prohibited for such use.
Interesting Facts
- Raised fires are sometimes used as protection against wild animals, in particular from bears [2] .
- In Japan, each car is necessarily equipped with a raised beam, the fastening of which is on the body post near the left leg of the passenger sitting in the front seat (in the country there is left-hand traffic , the driver sits on the right).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 PPSS : “Appendix IV DISASTER SIGNS
1. i) Red light of a parachute rocket or a red raised beam;
2. It is forbidden to use or set any of the above signals for purposes other than indicating distress and the need for assistance; the use of signals that may be confused with any of the above signals is also not allowed. ” - Convention on the International Rules for Preventing Collisions at Sea (concluded in London on 10/20/1972) (link not available) - ↑ shpilenok. When the bear is near ... . Igor Shpilenok (April 24, 2010). Date of treatment January 6, 2019.