Firestarter may refer to:
Fire making
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Fire making devices, including:
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Firelighter
A firelighter is a small, solid fuel tablet for fire making. Firelighters marketed as consumer products may be used to start a wood or coal fire in a fireplace, wood-burning stove, or solid-fuel portable stove.
As a hazardous material, firelig ...
, a consumer product for starting a fire
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Fire striker, 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
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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, wate ...
, 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'', 'fi ...
, a mentally ill person who sets fires
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Pyrokinetic
Pyrokinesis is the purported List of psychic abilities, psychic ability allowing a person to create and control fire with the mind. As with other parapsychological phenomena, there is no conclusive evidence in support of the actual existence of p ...
, 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
Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance company focused on contemporary dance. It was founded by African American dancer and choreographer Carole Y. Johnson, Gumbaynggirr man Rob Bryant, and South African-born C ...
'', 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
Demi is a feminine given name with Greek and Latin roots. It was originally a nickname of Demetria, the feminine form of the masculine name Demetrius, which is itself the Latin and English spelling of the Greek name Demetrios.
It is also an Alba ...
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*"Firestarter", a song from
Ran-d & E-life (2015)
Other
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Firestarter (firewall), a tool to configure a firewall for Linux
*Firestarter, a youth empowerment curriculum published by the
Freechild Project
The Freechild Institute for Youth Engagement is a nonprofit organization focused on creating connections between adults and young people through programs, technical assistance, publications, training, and curriculum. Adam Fletcher is the executiv ...
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''FireStarter'' (video game), a video game by GSC Game World
See also
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Start a Fire (disambiguation) Start a Fire may refer to:
* ''Start a Fire'' (Neon Trees EP)
* Start a Fire (BP Rania EP)
* "Start a Fire" (Tiffany Affair song), 2006
* "Start a Fire" (Ryan Star song), 2010
* "Start a Fire" (Dilara Kazimova song), 2014
* "Start a Fire" (Li ...
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Start the Fire (disambiguation) Start the Fire may refer to:
* "Start the Fire" (Alcazar song), 2005
* "Start the Fire" (Tarkan song), 2006
See also
* Firelighting, the process of artificially starting a fire
* Arson, crime of intentionally or maliciously igniting a fire
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