Author

Cody Romero

A municipal firefighter in Amherst, Massachusetts, Cody Romero also serves as an instructor at the regional fire academy. He writes about fire behavior and heat safety. Romero leads the academy’s core fire-behavior module, teaching recruits about thermal dynamics, structural conditions, and material flammability during emergency responses.

What Is the Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) of Natural Gas?
How Do Candles Work? The Science of a Burning Candle
Can You Fight Fire With Salt Water?
What Are Sparklers Made Of? The Science Explained
Why Does Flint and Steel Spark? The Science Explained
Does Diesel Fuel Explode? The Science Explained
What Is the Coldest Fire? The Science of Cool Flames
How Does a Smoke Bomb Work? The Science Explained
What Is a Blue Flame? Causes, Heat, and Structure
Is Tree Sap Flammable? The Science Explained
Why Does Fire Turn Green? The Science Explained
Is There Green Fire? The Science of Flame Color
What Are Blue Flames Called and What Do They Mean?
Why Is the Fire Green? The Science Behind Flame Colors
Can Straw Spontaneously Combust?
Is Blue Fire Natural? The Science Behind Blue Flames
What Is the Lower Flammable Limit (LFL)?
What Is a Fire? The Science of Combustion Explained
Is Dry Ice Flammable? The Science and Safety Explained
Can Fire Be Pink? The Science of Flame Colors
Is Vegetable Oil Flammable? The Science of Oil Fires
Is Ethanol Fire Real? The Science and Safety Explained
Can Diesel Catch Fire? The Science of Its Flammability
Is Pen Ink Flammable? The Science Explained
How to Make Blue Flames: The Science and Methods
Why Do Candles Smoke When Blown Out?
Do Batteries Explode in Fire? The Risks Explained
What Temperature Is Smoke? From Creation to Inhalation
What Does a Fire Need to Keep Burning During the Growth Stage?
How Does a House Explode? The Science and Causes