Course Objectives
To provide a fundamental knowledge and
understanding of fire development in the modern built environment.
Pre-requisites
Competent to wear SCBA, sound understanding
of the chemistry and physics of fire as well as a fundamental understanding of
firefighting operations.
Target Audience
This program is suitable for firefighters or
fire engineers who would like to increase their knowledge of fire behavior in
the modern built environment. Instructors will benefit by gaining insight into
how simple and inexpensive small-scale models can be used to provide a
practical demonstration of the concepts.
Training Method
The training is a mixture of classroom
sessions with media rich presentations and small-scale demonstrations. The
Instructors are all highly experienced fire officers with proven fire ground
experience.
Certification
The students have 2 options. The first option
is to simply attend the course with no assessments. All students will be issues
with a certificate of attendance.
The second option is for those students that
wish to gain credits towards internationally recognised Compartment Fire
Behaviour Training Instructor (CFBTI) Qualifications. All training and assessments are conducted in
accordance with internationally recognised standards, such as NFPA 1403 (USA),
The Guidance and Compliance Framework for Compartment Fire Behaviour Training
(UK). The CFBTI Level 1 and 2 are accredited by the Institution of Fire
Engineers as a Recognised Training Program.
Compartment Fire
Behaviour Essentials (CFBE)
Course Introduction
Fire Science Essentials
The Application to the Modern Built
Environment
Fire Development Fundamentals
Small Scale Demonstrations
Recognising the key fire behaviour indicators
Extinguishing Tools and Techniques
Learning
Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
1. Understand the
fundamental principles of combustion reactions and the factors influence the
speed of reaction
1.1 Describe and explain the fire triangle
and the role of chain carriers
1.2 Explain the ignition process in solids,
liquids and gases
1.3 Explain complete combustion, incomplete
combustion and passive agents
1.4 Describe flammable limits and the impact
of variations in temperature and pressure.
1.5 Explain the chemistry of combustion in
solids, liquids, gases, dusts and vapour phases
1.6 Explain how heat energy can be
transferred via conduction, convection and radiation
1.7 Explain extinguishing principles in terms
of actions that can disrupt the chemical reaction by removing one of more of
the sides of the fire triangle
2. Understand how
fire develops and spreads within compartments
2.1 Explain fire growth in terms of
development phases, burning regimes, flashover, backdraft and fire gas ignition
(smoke gas explosions)
2.2 Explain the factors which affect the
development and spread of a compartment fire including geometry, linings, and
fuel package location
2.3 Explain the impact of ventilation
openings and the formation of bi-directional and uni-directional flow paths
2.4 Explain the impact of a Wind Driven fire
on the heat release rate
2.5 Explain fire spread through multi
compartment structures
2.6 Explain the decay phase in terms of fuel
or air depletion