![]() This rapid spread of fire through walls and ceilings can cause a firefighter to become trapped and lose their means of egress.Ĭeilings are also very dangerous when special treatments and accents have been added. When the vapors ignite it causes the flames to spread rapidly over the surface. Flameover occurs when the covering of a surface, be it a wall, a ceiling, or a floor becomes hot enough to ignite. Take wood for example, as it becomes heated it begins to emit a vapor that is flammable and the vapor begins to burn using the wood as a fuel. Let's take a closer look at this fire ground anomaly.Īs most firefighters know it is not the fuel itself that burns, but the vapor the fuel produces. Knowing how to anticipate this type of fire activity could save your life. Since flameover can occur instantly and spread at a very rapid rate it is vital that we as firefighters train to recognise the signs of a flameover and know what we can do to avoid being caught in the burn. As with any of these occurrences they can occur in a "flash" with little warning. ![]() ![]() These occurrences include rollover, flameover and of course flashover. Flameover falls into a category of fire behavior known as flash occurrences. ![]()
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