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	Greek Fire - LoveToKnow 1911
		GREEK FIRE, the name applied to inflammable and destructive compositions used in warfare during the middle ages and particularly by the Byzantine Greeks at the sieges of Constantinople.
		Greek fire, properly so-called, was, however, of a somewhat different character.
		Lieut.-Colonel H. Hime, after a close examination of the available evidence, concludes that what distinguished Greek fire from the other incendiaries of the period was the presence of quicklime, which was well known to give rise to a large development of heat when brought into contact with water.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Greek_Fire (456 words)

	Fire kills you can prevent it \| Homepage
		Many Fire and Rescue Services offer a free home fire safety visit to people living within their fire station boundaries to help identify potential fire risks and provide advice on what to do to reduce or prevent them.
		The home fire safety visits are carried out by operational crews, they are completely free and you may be eligible for a free smoke alarm.
		The overwhelming majority of people who are killed in a house fire perish as a result of smoke and toxic fume inhalation as opposed to burn injuries.
	www.firekills.gov.uk (641 words)

	Old World Contacts: Armies/Greek Fire
		"Greek fire" was a weapon employed by the Byzantines, and its nature remains as mysterious today as it was in the 7th century when it was first unleashed.
		The term "Greek fire" was coined by Western European crusaders in the 13th century - quite some time after the method of producing the weapon in its original form was lost.
		The Byzantines themselves termed the weapon "marine fire," "liquid fire," "prepared fire," or "artificial fire." Despite its shrouded nature and its limited use, Greek fire is a good example of how a single weapon can alter the balance of power and, if even for a short period of time, alter the course of history.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/oldwrld/armies/greekfire.html (557 words)

	Greek fire - Encyclopedia.com
		Greek fire a flammable composition believed to have consisted of sulfur, naphtha, and quicklime.
		Bronze tubes that emitted jets of liquid fire were mounted on the prows of their galleys and on the walls of Constantinople.
		A greek house was ravaged by a fire in 1992 and in 1996...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Greekfir.html (868 words)

	Greek Fire
		Fire caused havoc in a besieged castle or city and a variety of fire missiles were thrown from a trebuchet - none more terrifying than Greek Fire.
		Greek fire was a liquid that ignited on contact with water.
		Greek Fire was such a devastating weapon that the exact composition of a Greek Fire Recipe was a closely guarded secret.
	www.middle-ages.org.uk /greek-fire.htm (832 words)

	Greek Facilities Fire Safety Guide
		Fire alarm system trouble signals are an indication that there is a problem with the system or that a sprinkler valve may be closed.
		Fire extinguishers are not required in University owned renovated facilities except in the kitchen and mechanical rooms.
		The fire drills are unannounced and are for the purpose of occupant familiarization with exit routes and proper fire department notification procedures.
	www.des.umd.edu /fire/greek (1408 words)

	Greek Fire - LoveToKnow 1911
		GREEK FIRE, the name applied to inflammable and destructive compositions used in warfare during the middle ages and particularly by the Byzantine Greeks at the sieges of Constantinople.
		Greek fire, properly so-called, was, however, of a somewhat different character.
		Lieut.-Colonel H. Hime, after a close examination of the available evidence, concludes that what distinguished Greek fire from the other incendiaries of the period was the presence of quicklime, which was well known to give rise to a large development of heat when brought into contact with water.
	62.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GR/GREEK_FIRE.htm (456 words)

	Greek fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Depiction of Greek fire in the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript.
		Greek fire was a burning-liquid weapon used by the Byzantine Empire, typically in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water.
		This was the fashion of the Greek fire: it came on as broad in front as a vinegar cask, and the tail of fire that trailed behind it was as big as a great spear; and it made such a noise as it came, that it sounded like the thunder of heaven.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_fire (1313 words)

	Greek Fire - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Greek Fire, a gelatinous, incendiary mixture, used in warfare before gunpowder was invented.
		Hephaestus, in Greek mythology, god of fire and metalwork, the son of the god Zeus and the goddess Hera, or sometimes the son of Hera alone.
		In Greek legend, the Titan Prometheus is represented as...
	encarta.msn.com /Greek_Fire.html (143 words)

	Greek fire Summary
		Greek fire was first successfully used by the Byzantine fleet against the invading Arabs in the Battle of Cyzicus, off the coast of Constantinople, in 673.
		The last testimony of Greek Fire usage was in the Siege of Constantinople, where the secret itself was destroyed in the flames of the Ottoman torches when the great city finally fell after a thousand years of glory and many attacks.
		This was the fashion of the Greek fire: it came on as broad in front as a vinegar cask, and the tail of fire that trailed behind it was as big as a great spear; and it made such a noise as it came, that it sounded like the thunder of heaven.
	www.bookrags.com /Greek_fire (2170 words)

	Greek House Safety Procedures and Rules
		The University's primary concern in case of a fire is your safety and the safety of others in the building.
		By Illinois law, a person commits aggravated arson when by means of fire or explosive, he or she knowingly damages, partially or totally, any building, and he or she knows or reasonably should know that one or more persons are present therein.
		Sounding a false fire alarm is a violation of City and State law and may result in removal from Fraternity or Sorority housing and other possible sanctions.
	www.northwestern.edu /risk/greeksaf.htm (1658 words)

	Greek Fire
		“GREEK FIRE” The original Greek fire was an invention used as a weapon of the Eastern Roman Emperors.
		It was thought that the secret of Greek fire had been lost; a Dupre, born in Dauphine, claimed to have rediscovered it, and sold the recipe to Louis XV in 1756.
		Greek fire, like hydrogen bomb, was not prerogative of angels or emperors; a chemist, and further east, in Saracen lands had discovered it.
	www.freeessays.cc /db/26/hal30.shtml (588 words)

	Greek Fire (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Greek fire launched from tubes mounted on the prows of Greek ships wrought havoc on the Arab fleet attacking Constantinople in 673.
		Greek fire was later employed effectively by Leo III the Isaurian against an Arab attack in 717 and by Romanus I Lecapenus against a Russian fleet in the 10th century.
		Greek Fire was hurled from siphons and burst into flames on contact.
	clublet.com /why?GreekFire (414 words)

	Greece: The 1999 Forest Fire Season (IFFN No. 22 - April 2000)
		Many fires became very large bringing the total burned area to 95571 ha, fuelling a serious controversy between the GFS and Forest Service officers who were upset for losing the responsibility for forest fire fighting.
		Another negative moment for the 1999 fire season was the destruction of a small number of houses on the island of Salamis, close to Athens, by two wildfires on different dates.
		Although very strong fire fighting forces were dispatched at once and controlled the fires in a few hours, many houses on the path of the fire front were destroyed or damaged within the first hour.
	www.fire.uni-freiburg.de /iffn/country/gr/gr_13.htm (1614 words)

	Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Fire (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Combustible process with uses both sacred and practical in Greek myth and history.
		The Titan Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to mortals.
		In some ceremonies, a sacred flame was carried from altar to altar by relays of torches.
	www.mythweb.com /encyc/entries/fire.html (88 words)

	Greek Life Fire Safety Program\|Office of Student Programs\| Millikin University
		It is required that all Greek letter organizations with a chapter house conduct the fire drill during the first three weeks of the semester.
		The fire drill report form must be submitted to the Office of Student Programs no later than one week after the drill has occurred.
		Fire Safety programming may be facilitated by the chapter or may be led by an outside expert.
	www.millikin.edu /student_programs/greek/firesafety.asp (1319 words)

	Greek Fire - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Greek Fire is just the element cheddar, which is highly unstable at room temperature and will ignite spontaneously on contact with bacon bits, Jimbo Wales, or a fine Australian flange.
		Allornoting, a general in the army of Pancho Villosa, decided it would be funny to replace the goat meat in enchiladas with cheddar and then throw the explosive enchiladas at his foe-du-jour, some inscrutable Orientals from across the Yellow Sea.
		If you need some Greek fire you can extract it from one of those under water flares, the kind that ignite when you pull the cap off.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Greek_Fire (347 words)

	Art & Science (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Greek art was not art as we understand it; it was mimesis.
		Greek statues were not the bleached white as we see them today, but were highly coloured; the male nudes with flesh-like tones and the women draped in colorful clothes.
		Greek art may be described as possessing "noble simplicity and calm grandeur." An example of this is sculpture representing the death throes of Laocoön and his two sons.
	www.physics.hku.hk /~tboyce/ap/topics/greekfire.html (947 words)

	Greek houses put fire safety first
		Fire Chief Dan Jones has spoken at a new member seminar each semester for the past two years, covering fire safety in residence halls, Greek houses, apartments and individual houses.
		Tampering with fire safety equipment in a Greek house is a violation of the university’s student code of conduct and subject to honor court sanctions.
		The number of fire code violations for each chapter is noted on a Greek semester report, which is sent to all faculty and administrators, alumni, advisers and national headquarters.
	www.unc.edu /news/archives/oct98/fireoped.htm (723 words)

	Greek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Synonymous to Grecian; a native or inhabitant of Greece (Ελλάδα), or a person of Greek descent.
		The Greeks — use of the Greek alphabet in mathematical finance
		The academic traditions of so-called Greek university fraternities and sororities
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek (128 words)

	William Blackstone Wildman Detective Story
		When I entered the outer room of the office, there were several officials of the police and fire brigade standing about, some working, some talking, and the two secretaries were in separate corners dictating their statements.
		The fire bomb would have been necessary only to destroy evidence that any papers had been removed at all -- if it were known what was missing, it could hardly matter what it was -- the finger of guilt would be evident.
		One does not start a fire intended to destroy the contents of a room and all evidence of any other crimes at a time when there are people at hand to put it out.
	members.aol.com /boitha/greek.htm (2374 words)

	Columbia Missourian - Greek house fire safety scrutinized
		In August 2004, fire destroyed the original house at the University of Mississippi and claimed the lives of three students, ages 19 to 20.
		Greek houses, competing with other residential halls and private houses, are reluctant to raise their rent.
		Fire cases dropped off dramatically, while the booming market dragged down the installation cost to only half the national average.
	columbiamissourian.com /news/story.php?ID=13252 (979 words)

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		Constantinople and the Greek fire might exclude the Arabs from the eastern entrance of Europe; but in the West, on the side of the Pyrenees, the provinces of Gaul were threatened and invaded by the conquerors of Spain.
		Greek fire was used with success in their campaigns up to the 13th century.
		Greek Fire should be handled with care, then, and readers may have their fingers burnt if they do not retain their critical distance.
	www.lycos.com /info/greek-fire.html (758 words)

	City of Austin - AFD Hosts Greek Fire Academy
		AUSTIN, Texas -- This Saturday (March 23) the City of Austin Fire Department is holding the fraternity portion of its annual Greek Fire Academy, a day-long workshop and seminar for University of Texas students.
		The idea for the Greek Fire Academy resulted from joint discussions between AFD and the UT Interfraternity Council on ways to educate fraternity and sorority members about the importance of fire safety.
		Fire safety practices in student housing is a problem that has been identified on the local and national levels as an area of concern for college environments.
	www.ci.austin.tx.us /fire/greekf02.htm (211 words)

	Greek fire alarms (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fire officials also discovered fraternity members shoveling wood chips into the basement of the Sigma Chi house for a beach party.
		A fire department report written in April to the Office of Greek Affairs, Greek members and alumni advisers stated that "the number of violations is increasing because house maintenance is lacking and house fire marshals are not attending training."
		In the aftermath of the deadly 1996 fire, believed to have started with a smoldering cigarette butt in a basement trash can, Greeks have spent millions of dollars renovating houses and installing sprinkler systems and alarms.
	alumni.unc.edu /article.asp?SID=522 (588 words)

	The Raw Story \| Northern Greek forest fire "brought under control"
		Athens- A forest fire in the northern Greek peninsula of Halkidiki Tuesday was brought under control in a massive firefighting operation using planes and helicopters, Greek Civil Defence chief Panagiotis Fourlas said on Greek state radio.
		Six fire-fighting aircraft and three helicopters were deployed after daybreak to drop water on the fires.
		Police said the forest fire broke out after lightning struck the area in several places, but tghere have also been claims by residents that the cause was arson instigated by land speculators.
	rawstory.com /news/2006/Northern_Greek_forest_fire_brought__08222006.html (307 words)

	Alphabetics: words around "Fire" in Hebrew and English
		5:12.) Indeed, the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost is fundamental to establishing that foundation.
		In its vicinity are a few words of particular relevance to the doctrine of Christ and the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost.
		Another definition of note, prior to word 4442, "fire," is the word pule (4439) and pulon (4440), which mean "a door, gate." Certainly "gate" and "fire" are closely related in the context of the gospel, as the baptism of fire is part of entering the gate.
	www.greaterthings.com /Word-Number/Gospel/fire.htm (1098 words)

	Greek fire (Roger Fleming)
		Newsgroups: rec.pyrotechnics From: roger.fleming@liamsat.com (Roger Fleming) Subject: Re: Greek fire Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 13:35:48 GMT echosix@my-deja.com wrote: [...] >The composition of Greek fire is lost to history.
		For example, in n account of the landing of crusaders at Damietta, it is said that Greek fire, used by the townsfolk but turned against them by the wind, was only extinguished by some slaves who were in possession of the secret method of extinguishing it.
		Oh, and the secret ingredient for extinguishing the fire is any soluble copper salt (eg they certainly had copper acetate) plus something to smother the naphtha (sand, soapy water, whatever).
	yarchive.net /explosives/greek_fire.html (634 words)

	USATODAY.com - Greek health, fire authorities brace for three-day heatwave (Site not responding. Last check: )
		ATHENS (AFP) — Greek health and fire authorities on Friday braced for a three-day heatwave expected to set in over the weekend, with temperatures scheduled to hit 108°F over parts of mainland Greece.
		The Greek meteorological service (EMY) said the heatwave would set in from the west and north of the country on Saturday and progressively move southwards, reaching 108°F in certain areas by Sunday.
		Scores of brush and forest fires have broken out in various parts of the country since the start of the summer, destroying hundreds of acres of forest and agricultural land, but causing no casualties.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2006-08-18-greece-heat_x.htm?csp=34 (388 words)

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