Fire Behavior and Reading Smoke


Fire Behavior and Reading Smoke : 1.00-4.00 Hours

Course Description

This class expands on the basic fire behavior materials learned during initial firefighting training. It focuses on the importance of deducing critical fire characteristics from the attributes of visible smoke. Students will learn how understanding smoke volume, velocity, density, and color can help predict hostile fire events, as well as tactics and strategies that are useful to prevent these events from occurring.


Syllabus

  Syllabus - Fire Behavior & Reading Smoke.pdf

This course is part of the following Program


Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to taking this course


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Upcoming Classes

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highland Tue, Feb 11 2025 -
Tue, Feb 11 2025

saybrook Tue, Feb 11 2025 -
Tue, Feb 11 2025

christopher Thu, Feb 20 2025 -
Thu, Feb 20 2025

olney Thu, Feb 27 2025 -
Thu, Feb 27 2025

gillespie Wed, Mar 5 2025 -
Wed, Mar 5 2025

roxana Tue, Apr 29 2025 -
Tue, Apr 29 2025

staunton Mon, May 5 2025 -
Mon, May 5 2025

Applicable Credits