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Fire Behavior and Combustion

Class Number: FIRE 10503195-1 - Fire Behavior and Combustion
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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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)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall

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What will I learn?

  1. Identify physical properties of the three states of matter.
  2. Categorize the components of fire.
  3. Explain the physical and chemical properties of fire.
  4. Describe the process of burning.
  5. Use basic terms and concepts associated with the chemistry and dynamics of fire.
  6. Discuss various materials and their relationship to fires as fuel.         
  7. Describe other suppression agents and strategies.        
  8. Demonstrate how the characteristics of water can be used as a fire suppression agent.
  9. Compare other methods and techniques of fire extinguishments

Class Details

Class Number:
FIRE 10503195-1 - Fire Behavior and Combustion
Date:
-
Delivery:
Online
Term:
2025 Fall Session 2

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
10/23/2025 - 12/18/2025 Online
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

* Cost displayed is an estimate and may be discounted if attendees are residents of Northeast Wisconsin Back to cost