FIRE BEHAVIOR
OBJECTIVES
ENABLING OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson students will be able to-
OXIDATION
COMBUSTION
IMPORTANT TERMS
FIRE
SOURCES OF HEAT ENERGY
CATEGORIES OF HEAT ENERGY
HEAT TRANSFER
PRINCIPALS OF FIRE BEHAVIOR
FUEL CHARACTERISTICS
FUEL TO AIR MIXTURE
FUEL -TO-AIR MIXTURE
FUEL-AIR-MIXTURE
THE BURNING PROCESS
FIRE TETRAHEDRON
FIRE TRIANGLE
PHASES OF FIRE
INCIPIENT PHASE
INCIPIENT PHASE (con’t)
ROLLOVER
ROLLOVER (con’t)
STEADY-STATE BURNING PHASE
FLASHOVER
HOT SMOULDERING PHASE
BACKDRAFT
INDICATIONS OF POSSIBLE BACKDRAFT
BACKDRAFT PREVENTION
THERMAL LAYERING
WHY IS THERMAL LAYERING CRITICAL TO FIREFIGHTING?
What must be done to clear the area once normal layering is disrupted?
WHAT ARE THE FOUR BASIC PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION?
HEAT
FLAME
SMOKE
FIRE GASES
FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT THEORY
TEMPERATURE REDUCTION
FUEL REMOVAL
OXYGEN DILUTION
CHEMICAL FLAME INHIBITION
CLASSIFICATION OF FIRES
CLASS A FIRES
CLASS B FIRES
CLASS C FIRES
CLASS D FIRES
SUMMARY : FIRE BEHAVIOR
SUMMARY: FIRE BEHAVIOR
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