Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of fire dynamics, fire behavior and development, firefighting tactics, and firefighter health and safety to your decisions on the fireground to make you a safe and effective firefighter.
Course Lessons
Introduction
0:03
What is Fire?
0:02
Fuel
0:03
Types of Heat Transfer
0:03
Heat Release Rate and Temperature
0:04
Oxygen
0:02
Combustion Chemistry
0:04
Products of Combustion
0:03
Effects of Firefighting Operations
0:03
Fire Dynamics Summary
0:02
Stages of Fire Development
0:03
Fire Development in a Compartment
0:05
Understanding Flashover
0:02
Fire Flow Path
0:04
Understanding Backdraft and Smoke Explosion
0:03
Ventilation as a Firefighting Tactic
0:05
Building Factors Impacting Fire Growth
0:02
Indicators of Fire Behavior
0:06
Fire Behavior and Development Summary
0:02
Fundamentals of Hose Streams
0:02
Air Entrainment
0:03
Water Mapping
0:03
Interior Suppression Tactics
0:04
Exterior Suppression Tactics
0:03
Ventilation Operations
0:02
Search and Rescue Operations
0:03
Firefighting Tactics Summary
0:02
Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment
0:02
PPE and Heat Transfer
0:03
Fireground Contaminants
0:03
Proper Donning and Doffing of PPE
0:03
Preliminary Exposure Reduction
0:02
Health and Safety Summary
0:02
Course Summary
0:02
Final Assessment
0:15