Chapter 13 - Fire Behavior

Question 1

Flashover defined

Answer 1

Flashover is a very rapid transition from local burning of the contents within a compartment to widespread burning of all exposed fuels with that compartmented

Question 2

flashover

temps within room rapidly climb to ______ within the room and can spike to temps of _______ in the smoke cloud.

a flashover can occur in as little as ______ from the ignition of a residential fire.

the co in the are is a very combustible fuel with a flammable range of ______. it ignites at _______ causing a sharp spike in the rooms temp.

Answer 2

480-650 degrees c
1200 degrees c

90 seconds

12.5-74 percent

610 degrees c