BFS 3430 Principles of Fire BehaviorPrinciples of Fire BehaviorProvides an understanding of the basic principles of fire chemistry, the process of fire combustion, fire behavior and examination of the effects of fire behavior on the safety of individual firefighters and categorizes the components of fire, and explains the physical and chemical properties of fire.Course TextbookShackelford, R. (2009). Fire behavior and combustion processes. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar.Course Learning ObjectivesUpon completion of this course, students should be able to:Examine how the history of our society has shaped the American attitude toward fire prevention and fire control efforts.Understand and explain the basic structure of atoms and explain how atomic structure determines the behavior of elements and compounds.Understand the basic chemical and physical properties and concepts and how they influence the behavior of materials involved in fires and hazardous materials incidents.Understand key physical properties of chemicals and how these properties are related to fire protection.Provide a description of the stages and events of fire as it progresses from the initial stage to its final state.Explain the causes of flame over, flashover, and back draft and review the procedures to prevent and protect against such events.Examine in detail the variety of agents used for fire extinguishment and explain the application methods for each of these agents.Identify and explain the benefits of using the latest technological advances in fire extinguishing agents such as compressed air foam and ultrafine water mist systems.Describe the process of developing the firefighting strategy and tactics involved in planning, locating, confining, extinguishing, and overhauling fires in buildings and other special fire situations.Explain pre-fire and post-fire planning processes and describe how these activities will ensure safe, efficient, and effective firefighting activities.Describe fire behavior in confined enclosures with and without ventilation activities. Explain the various methods of ventilation and how each method impacts fire behavior.Understand and explain why high-rise buildings present a difficult and different fire problem for firefighters, including the unique fire behavior problems that may be encountered in high-rise fire.Recognize the difference in construction methods of high-rise buildings and explain how different construction materials and designs impact fire behavior in these buildings.Describe the National Fire Protection Association standard 704 warning system, including its advantages and disadvantages.Explain the issues that make weapons of mass destruction incidents complex and the reasons for the development of the National Incident Management System.CreditsUpon completion of this course, the students will earn three (3) hours of college credit. BFS 3430, Principles of Fire Behavior1Course StructureUnit Learning Objectives: Each unit contains Learning Objectives that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit.Written Lecture: Each unit contains a Written Lecture, which discusses lesson material.Reading Assignments: Each unit contains Reading Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbook.Learning Activities (Non-Graded): These non-graded Learning Activities are provided to aid students in their course of study.Key Terms: Key Terms are intended to guide students in their course of study. Students should pay particular attention to key terms as they represent important concepts within the unit material and reading.Unit Assessments: This course contains eight Unit Assessments, one to be completed at the end of each unit. A grading rubric is included with the Unit II Assessment. Specific information about accessing this rubric is provided below.Research Paper: Students are required to submit for grading a Research Paper in Unit VIII. Specific information and instructions regarding this assignment are provided below.Ask the Professor: This communication forum provides you with an opportunity to ask your professor general or course content related questions.Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for casual conversation with your classmates.
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