Home>Topics>Understanding Fire
  1. All
  2. Article
  3. Print
  4. Video

Understanding Fire

Understanding Fire news and technical articles from Fire Engineering. Search Understanding Fire latest and archived news and articles

  1. Popular Fire College Class Offers More Seats

    Article

    Thu, 3 May 2012

    for the Saturday-Sunday session of the four day Fire College training event. Interest among fire departments in understanding fire dynamics in the modern firefight has soared. Nearly all major Fire Service publications are covering the subject

  2. Family Fire Escape Plan Call to Action for October National Fire Safety Month

    Article

    Mon, 3 Oct 2011

    that every member of a family knows what do in the event of a fire and, according to the NFPA, children can start understanding fire safety messages as young as 18-24 months of age,” said Tom Harned, a property risk field manager with Liberty

  1. Building Construction: Understanding Loads and Loading

    Print

    Tue, 1 Jun 2010

    look at the components, and trace the load to the ground. This will help you determine how structures are built. Understanding fire behavior and heat transfer will also assist in determining how the structure will react. REACTION OF STRUCTURAL

  2. Building Construction: Understanding Loads and Loading

    Article

    Tue, 1 Jun 2010

    look at the components, and trace the load to the ground. This will help you determine how structures are built. Understanding fire behavior and heat transfer will also assist in determining how the structure will react. REACTION OF STRUCTURAL

  3. Week in Review: July 29, 2010

    Video

    Thu, 29 Jul 2010

    and fire magazine and online at fire injuring university. Our good friend away has a tremendous new piece called understanding fire ground command decision making under stress. If you're not using fire injuring university to maintain your maintain

    Understanding Fire found at 2:13

    Our good friend -- away has a tremendous new piece called understanding fire ground command decision making under stress. If you're not using fire injuring university to maintain your maintain your continuing education credits then
  4. Hazmat: Initial Approach and Actions

    Article

    Tue, 22 Mar 2011

    of possible outcomes, and consider appropriate intervention strategies. Understanding the material is much like understanding fire behavior, but unlike fire, each material has its own characteristics.” By the end of the class, Kreutzer said

  5. The 360-Degree Size-Up

    Article

    Thu, 24 Feb 2011

    fully involved upstairs. This group managed to extinguish enough fire to allow their escape out the front door. Understanding Fire Behavior At the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, New York, we have taught flashover survival training

  6. Company/Association News

    Print

    Wed, 1 Jul 2009

    provides affordable, easy-to-access online audio seminars designed to assist inspectors and plan reviewers in understanding fire sprinkler system installations how they are designed, how they should follow NFPA standards, and how to ensure

  7. Fire Commentary: The Fire Service Warrior

    Article

    Thu, 9 Jul 2009

    too. The "strategy" of fire is simple: to keep burning as long as the chemical chain reaction can continue. Understanding fire behavior allows us to understand the "tactics" of the fire. We cannot effectively match our tactics to the fire

  8. Fire Behavior Education for the Fire Service: Filling the Need

    Article

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    plenty of fuel in your basic residential structure to cause extreme fire behavior," Nee said. "I really feel that understanding fire behavior is critical for everyone operating on the fireground," Nee continued. "I believe this workshop helps