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Fundamental Fire Physics

Fundamental Fire Physics

Fire protection and response personnel must be able to understand fire physics if they want to be able to properly apply building codes and understand how fire protection systems work.
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
March 14, 2007
Date Modified in MERLOT:
September 1, 2017
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James "JD" Brown
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Language:
English
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Unknown
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James Munger
James Munger (Faculty)
9 years ago

Material in one of what is known as "Coffee Break Training" which is released by the National Fire Academy once a week.  The materials are designed to provide stating point for a round table type discussion.  This particular Coffee Break provides definitions for several basic terms and concepts critical to understanding fire dynamics.  This material can be used for presentations involving code enforcement, performance based design, and fire suppression

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