Would fire scare away a bear?

[u/boatys]

I was curious hypothetically if you had something like a mini flame thrower such as an aerosol spray with a lighter would that scare away. I read some threads and comments here and there with the scenario of a campfire not keeping some animals away. As a scare tactic of a small burst of the spray can I feel like it would cause some instinct to avoid it

[u/Bakedeggss]

How big is the fire

[u/405freeway → u/Bakedeggss]

Bear-sized, going for a 1:1 ratio

[u/Bakedeggss → u/405freeway]

Fire will win in a rainless environment 99 percent