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Compartment Fire Behaviour Training (CFBT) is realistinc training that focusses on teaching firefighters how fire developes and behaves in a compartment (building, aircraft, ship etc)

The Basic Topic Include:

Fundamentals of Fire

Fire Triangle and chain carriers

Flammability Range - UFL, LFL, IM

Factors that influence the flammability range – Temperature, Oxygen (air)

Pre-mixed and diffusion flames (Bunsen Burner)

Combustibility of Smoke

What is smoke (small scale laboratory demonstrations)

Pyrolysis

Energy Values and Heat Release Rate – Normal Energy and Energy Rich Fuel

Ignition sources (Firemans Aquarium if available)

Open

Concealed

Intermittent

Spontaneous

Fire Development in a Compartment

Pressure zones – Over, Under, Neutral

Thermal Balance

Flashover

Fuel Controlled – Ventilation Controlled

Backdraft

Fire Gas Ignition

Hot Rich Combustion

Reading the Fire

Signs of Flashover

Signs of Backdraft

Fire Gas Ignition

Building (the context) - Smoke, Air, Heat Flame or B – SAHF (Be SAFE)

Extinguishing

Direct

Indirect

Gas-Cooling

Davies Net/quenching

Expansion vs contraction

Dilution of oxygen

Nozzle Techniques

Short and Long Pulsations

Limitations of pulsations

Painting

Pencilling

Safe Zone vs Buffer Zone

Traditional Straight Stream – breaking up the stream on ceiling