Recent advancements in the study of fire dynamics and compartment fire behaviour have deepened our understanding of how fires develop, propagate and interact with their surroundings. This field ...

It goes without saying: Firefighting is dangerous work. Responding, for example, to a compartment fire, firefighters are faced with dynamic, rapidly changing conditions that present a significant ...

When operating on the interior of a structure fire, it’s helpful to break the structure down into boxes, or compartments. This allows members who are carrying out interior attack to concentrate on the ...

Previous articles have addressed building factors, smoke, air track, heat, and flame (B-SAHF) as critical fire behavior indicators. Understanding the indicators is important, but more important is the ...