Part of Course: Fire Science and Technology Model

Unit Overview / Details

Fighting fires is the primary responsibility of any fire fighter on the line. In order to make fire fighters more efficient in their work, it is necessary for them to know extinguishing agents,
their capabilities, advantages, and limitations. Without this knowledge, a fire fighter cannot make decisions regarding which agents to use on certain classes of fire which could lead
to further destruction or injury to the fire fighter.

Students will operate portable extinguishers effectively and know the capabilities, advantages, and limitations of each extinguisher available.