Description:Perform to an optimum level on the fireground by learning safe response methods based on the knowledge of how a fire starts, reacts, and escalates under various conditions. Straight-forward and reader-friendly, Fire Behavior and Combustion Processes clearly explains the key technical points of fire behavior and how each relates to the tasks involved in firefighting. Rather than an engineering-level text, this resource offers basic need-to-know information and examples to illustrate to firefighters and students why it is essential to their jobs to understand how a fire behaves - whether they are working in a burning building or are involved in a vehicle extrication. Based on the National Fire Academy FESHE course Fire Behavior and Combustion Processes, this book is essential to fire programs in colleges, academies, and departments. |
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Successfully bridge the gap between technical fire behavior concepts and actual firefighting tasks as each chapter builds upon key points presented in the previous chapters
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Understand the importance of practicing and promoting safety within the fire service with current statistics, examples, and a special section on death and injury rates in the United States
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Learn safe practices for combating challenging fires in various scenarios with Safety Notes integrated throughout the chapters
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Review important concepts for exams or refresher training with Notes that highlight important technical information
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Supplement learning with helpful technical references in the Appendices, including handy conversion tables, formulas, and standard fire orders
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Validate training with a handy FESHE Correlation Grid that correlates the Fire Behavior and Combustions Processes course outcomes to chapters in this book
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