In my first article on this topic, “The Art of “Reading Fire,” I discussed a new mnemonic for fire behavior indicators, B-SAHF, which stands for Smoke, Air, Heat and Flame, all in the context of ...

Editors Note: To view more detailed images of the figures displayed on the right, please click on the links to each figure in the body of the article. Previous articles examined fire development in a ...

Previous articles have addressed building factors, smoke, air track, heat, and flame (B-SAHF) as critical fire behavior indicators. Understanding the indicators is important, but more important is the ...

It goes without saying: Firefighting is dangerous work. Responding, for example, to a compartment fire, firefighters are faced with dynamic, rapidly changing conditions that present a significant ...

The facility will train firefighters in how to deal with dangerous compartment fires A new centre that will train firefighters in how to deal with dangerous "backdraft" and "flashover" conditions has ...