Firestarter may refer to:
Fire making
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Fire making
Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of artificially starting a fire. It requires completing the fire triangle, usually by heating tinder above its autoignition temperature.
Fire is an essential tool for human survival and ...
devices, including:
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Firelighter, a consumer product for starting a fire
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Fire striker
A fire striker is a piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by the sharp edge of flint, chert or similar rock. It is a specific tool used in fire making.
History
In early times, percussion fire making was often used to start fire ...
, a piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by the sharp edge of flint, chert or similar rock
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Magnesium alloy fire starter, a device used by hikers
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Slam rod fire starter aka fire piston
* Charcoal starting devices or substances:
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Chimney starter
A chimney starter or charcoal chimney is a device for igniting charcoal lumps or briquettes. It consists of a metal tube with a grate to hold charcoal. A lighting cone is a similar, conical, device placed over an existing grate. The tube is typi ...
, a metal tube used with kindling
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Electric charcoal starter
An electric charcoal starter is an electric heating element designed for igniting charcoal without kindling. It may be simply a heater loop that is inserted into a pile of charcoal, or may include a pot for holding the charcoal. Electric starters ...
, using a heating element
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Charcoal lighter fluid
Charcoal lighter fluid is a flammable fluid used to accelerate the ignition of charcoal in a barbecue grill. It can either be petroleum based (e.g., mineral spirits) or alcohol based (usually methanol or ethanol). It can be used both with lump ch ...
, a flammable fluid
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Arsonist
Arson is the crime of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, wat ...
, a criminal who deliberately sets fire to property
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Pyromaniac
Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, to relieve some tension or for instant gratification. The term ''pyromania'' comes from the Greek word (''pyr'', 'f ...
, a mentally ill person who sets fires
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Pyrokinetic, a person having the psychic ability to create and control fire
Books
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''Firestarter'' (novel), a 1980 novel by Stephen King
Film and television
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''Firestarter'', a 1984 film based on the novel by Stephen King
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Firestarter: Rekindled'', a 2002 television miniseries sequel to the film
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''Firestarter'', a 2022 film remake based on the novel by Stephen King
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Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra'', 2020 Australian documentary film
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"Firestarter" (''FLCL''), an episode of ''FLCL''
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"Firestarter" (''Third Watch''), an episode of ''Third Watch''
Music
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"Firestarter" (The Prodigy song) (1996)
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"Firestarter" (Samantha Jade song) (2013)
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''Firestarter'' (EP), an EP by Jimmy Eat World
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Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1'', an album by Kardinal Offishall
*"Firestarter", a song from
''Special Forces'' (38 Special album)
*"Fire Starter", a song from Demi Lovato's album, ''"
Demi"''
*"Firestarter", a song from
Ran-d
Randy "Ran-D" Wieland (18 May 1981 in ZeelandNbr) is a Dutch DJ and music producer.
Ran-D has been active in hardstyle music since 2006, when he released his first track "D-Pression" on Special Records. After his debut release, Ran-D moved on to ...
& E-life (2015)
Other
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Firestarter (firewall)
Firestarter is a personal firewall tool that uses the Netfilter (iptables/ipchains) system built into the Linux kernel. It has the ability to control both inbound and outbound connections. Firestarter provides a graphical interface for configuri ...
, a tool to configure a firewall for Linux
*Firestarter, a youth empowerment curriculum published by the
Freechild Project
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''FireStarter'' (video game), a video game by GSC Game World
See also
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Start a Fire (disambiguation)
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Start the Fire (disambiguation)
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