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

Applicable NFPA Standards

NFPA 1403 (2019): 4.3.2

NFPA 1001 (2019): 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.8, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.12, 4.3.13, 5.3.2
NFPA 1010 (2024): 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.8, 6.3.9, 6.3.10, 6.3.11, 6.3.12, 6.3.13, 7.3.2

Prerequisites

N/A