Richard Gann

This text comes with Navigate Advantage Access.Mapped fully to the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) model curriculum bachelor's level course Fire Dynamics (C 257), this edition includes the bachelor's level correlation grid. The Fifth Edition features: - Expanded examples showing the connection of the principles of fire science to major fires and their outcomes. - New: Computational examples relevant to fires illustrate the principles of fire behavior and combustion. - New: A new Math Refresher Appendix provides a review of the basic mathematical tools and a summary of the mathematical notations used in this book. - Expanded notes and tips that enhance chapter material with facts, history, safety tips, and in-depth content. - A new discussion of the DiNenno Prize and the recipients' game-changing contributions to fire science and fire safety. - Includes a correlation grid mapping the content to the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Fire Behavior and Combustion (C 27 ) model curriculum course, the correlation grid is included within the instructor materials that supports the text.

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Based on the National Fire Academy's Fire Behavior and Combustion model curriculum. Without a comprehensive grasp of how fires start and spread, informed decisions on how to best control and extinguish fires can not be made. Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fourth Edition will provide readers with a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical properties of flammable materials and fire, the combustion process, and the latest in suppression and extinguishment. The Fourth Edition of this time-tested resource is the most current and accurate source of fire behavior information available to fire science students and on-the-job fire fighters today.