USFA Coffee Break Training: Spontaneous Heating of Agricultural Products

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is offering a new, free firefighter training module on fire behavior. In Fire Dynamics — Spontaneous Heating of Agricultural Products, students are required to describe the process of spontaneous heating in agricultural products.

Download this free training vignette as a PDF HERE (506 Kb).

For more firefighter training on this subject, consider Methane Fires and Explosions in Livestock Facilities and SILO EXPLOSION.

Coffee Break Training provides an overview of fire protection topics and does not include all details, requirements or exceptions to the topics that are described. Always refer to nationally recognized design and installation codes and standards, the product manufacturer, or listing details for specific information. Interpretations of codes and standards are the responsibility of the code official or authority having jurisdiction.

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