WILDFIRE: LATEST LEARNINGS- v01.6

WILDFIRE: LATEST LEARNINGS

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General learning outcome:

GENERAL FIRE CONCEPTS:

Specific learning outcome:

A fire's scale determines what drives a fire's behaviour.

Topic:

The five main fire scales, their properties, their threats and the options for them to persist, escalate or decay during a work shift.

Science papers and further reading.



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This website is dedicated to bringing forward the latest research findings. They are provided to allow firefighters to be made aware of critical safety issues ahead of the material being included in the national training curriculum.
Material prepared by Rick McRae for AFAC Research Dissemination Pilot Study, March 2012.