This module is part of FireLearn, an online Fire Fighter I & II course designed to enhance students’ learning experience by allowing them to experiment with key concepts and skills in the safety of a virtual environment.

This online training module brings content to life with interactive audio, video, Flash™ animation, photographs, illustrations, and case-based scenarios. It is designed to serve as either a distance learning solution to reduce classroom lecture hours or as a review tool to help students master more challenging subject matter presented to them in the classroom.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Discuss the fire tetrahedron.
• Identify the physical states of matter in which fuels are found.
• Describe the methods of heat transfer.
• Define the flash point, flame point, and ignition temperature as they relate to liquid fuel fires.
• Define the relationship of vapor density and flammability limits to gas fuel fires.
• Define Class A, B, C, D, and K fires.
• Describe the phases of fire.
• Describe the characteristics of an interior structure fire.
• Describe rollover and flashover.
• Describe backdrafts.
• Describe the principles of thermal layering within a structure.