Mar 28, 2024  
2018-19 CATALOG 
    
2018-19 CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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FIRE 105 - Fire Science

Units: 3
Covers fire conditions, tactics, and strategies to mitigate fire and fire behaviors, emphasizing wildland and urban interface fires. Discusses fire chemistry including oxidizers, chemical process of combustion, and properties of solid, liquid, and gas fuels. Reviews basic fire chemistry for hazardous materials, identification, reactivity, and health/safety implications. Explores issues related to pyrolysis, the properties of the states of matter, sources of energy for fires, and the properties of heat and temperature.



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