Chapter 4 Overview

CHAPTER 4 OVERVIEW

This chapter discusses the conditions required for combustion to occur, the chemistry and physics of fire, the differences between heat and temperature, the methods of heat transfer, the ways in which fire is classified, and the stages of a fire.

OBJECTIVES AND RESOURCES

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the difference between the fire triangle and the fire tetrahedron.
• Discuss the chemistry of fire in terms of oxidizers and fuels.
• Discuss the physics of fire in terms of the three states of matter.
• Differentiate heat and temperature.
• Identify and describe the four methods of heat transfer.
• Discuss the five classifications of fire.
• Identify and describe the four stages of fire.

Assignments

1. Read Chapter 4 in your text
2. Review Chapter 4 PowerPoint 
3. Complete optional Extra Credit by assigned due date.
4. Complete Chapter 4 online Quiz in CANVAS. 
5. Respond to the Discussion Post.

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