Training is a true risk management tool for the fire department. It also needs to be a priority in every firefighter’s life: https://ow.ly/WlTE50RoeZC When firefighters struggle with a particular skill, we say they need to train more. If a new hazard arrives in our district, such as a lithium battery storage facility, we train on how to combat that type of fire. Justin Bailey breaks down the firefighting training journey into three categories: the foundation, growth and mastery, and passing it o

Fire behaviour: Backdraft • In this backdraft demonstration video via @strongthing_strongerfringe you see a slow motion backdraft recorded at FSC Moreton. It allows you get a greater perspective this fire phenomena. • As oxygen is re-introduced to the under ventilated fire it’s able to burn more efficiently again. You see the violent, turbulent smoke being expelled under pressure from all gaps before igniting it’s way along the unburnt products of combustion with explosive force. • From @ukfirem

7.8K views · 149 reactions | It's #NationalScienceWeek and here's an interesting fact relating to the science of fire!  Did you know that smoke burns? This video, from our resident fire science enthusiast Matt Davis, demonstrates how when we see a flame it is actually burning smoke  Never leave candles burning unattended or leave them too close to anything flammable. | Tasmania Fire Service | Facebook