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SPECIFIC FIRE BEHAVIOUR:

Specific learning outcome:

Deep flaming may produce an extreme fire event.

Topic:

The consequences of deep flaming.

Expert Awareness for Advanced Firefighters & Fire Behaviour Analysts


The most extreme form of deep flaming is when this scale exceeds the distance to the cloud base, when violent pyro-convection may occur. This is called an extreme fire. This plume-driven fire is then extremely dangerous and unstoppable. The resulting fire thunderstorm may make the situation very complex, with downburst winds, tornadoes and ember storms.
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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.