Fire Behavior (NFPA 1001)selected product title

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This Recert course describes the behavior of fire and explores the relationship between various types of fuels and the combustion process. It also describes how the composition of the fuel, amount of fuel, and configuration of the fuel influence the combustion process with solid fuels. In addition, how to assess the volume, velocity, density, and color of smoke is discussed. Finally, it also describes the characteristics of liquid fuel fires.

After completing this course, the fire fighter will be able to:

• Describe the chemistry of fire.
• List the three states of matter.
• List the five forms of energy.
• Explain the concept of the fire triangle.
• Explain the concept of the fire tetrahedron.
• Describe the chemistry of combustion.
• Describe the by-products of combustion.
• Explain how fires are spread by direct contact, conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Define fire flow path and describe how it influences the growth of a building fire.
• Describe the four methods of extinguishing fires.
• Define Class A, B, C, D, and K fires.
• Describe the importance of the following characteristics in solid-fuel fires: Composition of fuel, amount of fuel, and configuration of fuel.
• Describe the four stages of fire development: Incipient stage, growth stage, fully developed stage, and decay stage.
• Define the following terms: Thermal layering, rollover, backdraft, flashover, rapid fire growth, and ventilation-limited fires.
• Describe the conditions that cause thermal layering.
• Describe the conditions that lead to rollover.
• Describe the conditions that lead to a backdraft.
• Describe the conditions that lead to flashover.
• Describe the conditions that lead to rapid fire growth.
• Describe the conditions that lead to a ventilation-limited fire.
• Describe how fire behaves in modern structures.
• Describe how the wind effect impacts fire behavior.
• Describe the characteristics of liquid-fuel fires.
• Define the characteristics of gas-fuel fires.
• Explain the concept of vapor density.
• Explain the concept of flammability limits.
• Describe the causes and effects of a boiling liquid/expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE).
• Describe the process of reading smoke.

Fire fighters who successfully complete the Fire Behavior course are eligible for 1.5 hours of continuing education.