Fire-fighting, Prevention and Protection

Fires can be extremely dangerous and often occur without warning, whether at home, in the workplace, school, or outdoors. The damage caused by fires varies in severity, ranging from minor damage to significant destruction, injuries, and, in the worst cases, fatalities.

Therefore, understanding how to handle a fire and knowing the basics is critically important.

L.S.C. Silva explains the chemistry of fire and describes in detail about smoke and flames and chemicals used in fire extinguishers that may be useful to students of chemistry. How you control a fire at the initial stage and classification of fires may be of interest to the housewife, office, and factory worker and virtually everyone in general but especially for the security staff in any establishment.

This book explains how to prevent a fire, but still if it erupts, how to protect yourself and the work place by installing smoke detectors and fire alarms that will alert you of an imminent danger. The topics on Aircraft Fires and Ship Fires may be of interest, especially to aircraft and ship crews.

Also of interest is a brief account of the Colombo Fire Brigade, given by the author, who served theres for a period of three years.