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The Lithium Ion Episode - Episode 36

The Lithium Ion Episode - Episode 36 Lithium Ion fires are a genuine challenge for fire services around the world. The have introduced a range of new problems. Problems that do not yet have many...

Episode 11 - Magnesium

Try to put it out and it burns faster!! - Episode 11 Magnesium doesn't play by the same rules as most fires.. here's why..

Episode 10 - Smoke

Smoke is worse than you think - Episode 10 Apologies for the spelling mistakes! I'll check more thoroughly in future! It's spelled and pronounced Formaldehyde.An introduction to smoke and how firefigh...

Episode 9 - Flashover

An Introduction to Flashover - Episode 9 An introduction to Flashover. This video combines many of the elements that have been discussed so far in the series and combines them in one event.

Episode 8 - water

Why water is awesome By understanding how water works to extinguish fires firefighters can use their water almost 6 times more effectively. This video takes a quick look at water...

Episode 7 - Flammability range

Episode 7 - Flammability Range Just because something is flammable it doesn't mean that it is flammable all of the time. This is an introduction to flammability ranges.

Episode 6 - Flame types

Episode 6 - Flame Types A short and simple introduction to flame types

Episode 5 - Heat transfer

Episode 5 Heat Transfer: Convection, Conduction and Radiation Understanding heat transfer is one of the first steps to understanding fire behaviour. This is a short introduction to conduction, convection and radiation.

Episode 4 - spontaneous combustion

Spontaneous Combustion Episode 4 Bruce Springsteen said that you can't start a fire without a spark.. Well.. I beg to differ..

Episode 3 - Combustion

Complete combustion Vs Incomplete combustion - Episode 3 Have you ever wondered why some fires create smoke and others don't? It's all explained here.EDIT: I probably should have used a premixed flame as the exampl...

Episode 2 - Pyrolysis

Pyrolysis - Turning solid fuels to smoke - Episode 2 Pyrolysis is a fundamental part of understanding fire dynamics and fire behaviour. This short video covers the basics of pyrolysis and incomplete combustion.