Fire Behavior and Combustion
Credits: 3
Course Number: 10-503-195
Course Description
10-503-195 FIRE BEHAVIOR AND COMBUSTION...Explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled (Prerequisite: 10-503-142, Firefighting Principles; 10-503-191, Principles of Emergency Service)
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What will I learn?
- Identify physical properties of the three states of matter.
- Categorize the components of fire.
- Explain the physical and chemical properties of fire.
- Describe the process of burning.
- Use basic terms and concepts associated with the chemistry and dynamics of fire.
- Discuss various materials and their relationship to fires as fuel.
- Describe other suppression agents and strategies.
- Demonstrate how the characteristics of water can be used as a fire suppression agent.
- Compare other methods and techniques of fire extinguishments
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