Fire Dynamics and Fire Attack Tactics Fire Dynamics and Fire Attack Tactics Introduction Fire dynamics and fire attack tactics are essential concepts in understanding and managing fires. These concepts involve the study of how fires behave and how firefighters can effectively attack and extinguish them

Assignment objective: Your goal in this assignment is to analyze a scenario-based case study utilizing scholarly
resources and the materials presented in the unit. This will help you develop a deeper understanding of the practical
applications of the theories discussed throughout our course and encourage critical thinking.
Details: For this assignment, you will complete an essay based on the scenario-based case study. The essay should
contain narrative focusing on arguments that support what the authors discuss in Units IV through VII and the assigned
course textbook chapters, as well as other research that you conduct related to these concepts.
Be sure to use APA Style Level Headings as needed to separate and organize your paper into sections (See this Level
Headings tutorial for help with level headings).
To review the original case study again please click here to view the scenario. Please click here to access a PDF of the
presentation.
The list below may help you in focusing on three or four of for main concepts covered in Units IV through VII:
The plume of a fire burning in the apartment contains three zones. What are the differences between the layers in the
zones?
The ventilation pattern can change during a fire. What determines the hot upper layer temperature and optical density
during a fire in a compartment with an opening?
With the intense heat in the room, is the cooking oil already evaporating sufficiently to reach the lower flammability limit in
the vapor phase over the fuel surface?
Does chemical change occur within solid materials in and around the apartment and within the chemistry of the volatiles
during pyrolysis?
Were there any factors that influenced the smoke or fire effluent occurrence of the extreme fire behavior phenomenon?
Did the radiative transfer from the soot, flames, and hot upper layers in the fire room affect the rate at which the fuel
burns and the likelihood of ignition? Did this affect fire attack or rescue efforts?
What effect did the smoke obscuration have on fire attack or even rescue efforts?
Is water with added wetting agents more effective than plain water for the extinction of fire in fibrous materials, such as
furnishings?
Does the use of firefighting foam, when combined with other tactics, create a more efficient fire attack?
Do wetting agents improve water efficiency, (surface tension reduction) when used on structure fires?
Length: Your submission should be at least 2-3-pages in length, not including the title page and references.
References: A minimum of 2 references are required