Fire Dynamics for the Fire Service

National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

September 3rd, 2008
9 AM to 3:30 PM
Building 101 – RED Auditorium

Learning Objectives:

To explain terms such as temperature, heat, heat release rate, heat transfer, and heat flux and how these relate to the fire environment and fire fighter safety.

To develop an improved understanding for what the conditions are in a room and contents fire, what a flashover is and what conditions favor a flashover.

To develop an understanding of the impact of interior finish, building construction and ventilation on fire conditions, via incident case study.

To improve fire fighter safety by improving their knowledge of fire behavior.

Seminar Outline

9:00 Welcome to NIST – Fire Research

9:15 Introduction to Fire Dynamics
            What is a fire?
            Fire Growth and Development
                        Impact of Fuel
                        Chemistry vs Geometry
                        Compartmentation
                        Ventilation
                        Flashover
            Structures - Ventilation limited fires
            How does a fire develop in a building?

10:30 Break

11:00 Fire Fighting Tactics and Fire Dynamics
            Ventilation (Control)
                        PPV
                        Wind Control Devices
            Suppression Considerations

12:00 Lunch in the Employee Lounge (Displays)

12:45 Fire Dynamics - Case Studies, including LODD incidents

3:00 Summary

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