2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Oct 31, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

FSC 210 - Advanced Fire Behavior and Combustion


Description: Advanced theories of how and why fires start, spread, and how they are controlled.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Math and chemistry review
  2. Properties of matter and physics
  3. Gaseous combustion
  4. Ignitable liquids
  5. Solid combustion
  6. Heat release rate
  7. Heat transfer
  8. Ignition
  9. Enclosure fire dynamics
  10. Fire modeling
  11. Extinguishment

Learning Outcomes:
  1.  Identify physical properties of the three states of matter. (2, 4-6)
  2. Categorize the components of fire. (4-6)
  3. Explain the physical and chemical properties of fire. (1-3)
  4. Describe and apply the process of burning. (7-9)
  5. Use basic terms and concepts associated with the chemistry and dynamics of fire. (1, 2)
  6. Explain the effect and dangers of air movement on the combustion process. (3, 7, 9, 10)
  7. Discuss various materials and their relationship to fires as fuel. (9-11)
  8. Describe the characteristics of water as a fire suppression agent. (3, 11)
  9. Articulate other suppression agents and strategies. (11)
  10. Compare other methods and techniques of fire extinguishments. (11)

Required Assessment:
  1. Pre- and Post-test.