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The Science of Fire and the Art of Fire Suppression
19 October 2011
Flashover in a Bottle
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One of the most feared words in the vocabulary of modern firefighters is "backdraft." We fear the very thought of one, and with...
15 October 2011
Starting From The Beginning
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The candle post was a bit cryptic, but it is probably the simplest form of a flame I can muster and easily explain afterwards. It is a gre...
15 September 2011
Breaking It Down
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Tell me what you see here and how it is occurring.
10 September 2011
Swedish Expert Slams American Fire Service
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Now, if you're following me over from hybridmedic.com, you know that at times I can be abrasive. So when I read a summary article on Dr....
10 August 2011
Ventilation
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It is the job of the truck at a fire to perform ventilation tasks during an active fire fight, either inside or outside the fire building. ...
04 August 2011
Did We Create Our Own Problem?
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I recently stumbled across a forum post on the Fire Engineering Community entitled " Safe and Aggressive? " After reading and givi...
01 August 2011
Abandoned Homes
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A hazard for all firefighters are those neglected rentals and abandoned houses in our territories. They may be empty but that doesn't ...
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