Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, 4th Edition

Based on the National Fire Academy's Fire Behavior and Combustion model curriculum.

Without a comprehensive grasp of how fires start and spread, informed decisions on how to best control and extinguish fires can not be made. Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fourth Edition will provide readers with a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical properties of flammable materials and fire, the combustion process, and the latest in suppression and extinguishment. The Fourth Edition of this time-tested resource is the most current and accurate source of fire behavior information available to fire science students and on-the-job fire fighters today.

Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fourth Edition features:

• Complete coverage of the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Fire Behavior and Combustion model curriculum.
• A clear, reader-friendly style to help simplify even the most challenging subject matter.
• Practice problems incorporated throughout the text to help bridge the gap between theory and application on the fireground.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Fire Measurement and the SI System of Units
Chapter 2 Chemical Elements and Compounds: Atoms and Molecules
Chapter 3 Physical and Chemical Change
Chapter 4 Flow of Fluids
Chapter 5 Heat Transfer
Chapter 6 Combustion, Fire and Flammability
Chapter 7 Fire Characteristics: Gaseous Combustibles
Chapter 8 Fire Characteristics: Liquid Combustibles
Chapter 9 Fire Characteristics: Solid Combustibles
Chapter 10 Combustion Products
Chapter 11 Smoke and Heat Hazards
Chapter 12 Movement of Fire Gases
Chapter 13 Fire Fighting Chemicals
Chapter 14 Computational Modeling of Fire