Fundamentals of Fire Science

Objectives

• Define fire and identify the components of the fire tetrahedron. 
• Identify the states of matter and the process of combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. 
• Identify the three types of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation and explain the difference between heat release rate and temperature.
• Describe the influence of oxygen on flaming combustion. 
• Explain how combustion, phase changes, and thermal decomposition occur on the fireground. 
• Identify the products of combustion and the components of smoke.