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1. Describe how creating a flow path can effect the behavior of fire and the safety of firefighters and fire victims.
2. In what ways have tradition and culture stood in the way of progress in the fire service? Can you think of any ways this has occurred in our society as a whole?
3. When did what we call modern construction begin? Do you live in a legacy or a modern home?
4. In the video that is linked in the chapter, how long did it take for the modern furnished room to reach flashover?
5. In what ways are modern and legacy structures different?
6. What is a flow path and why do we care?
7. What causes the movement of air in a flow path? How can we, as firefighters, control this?
8. If a fire has already burned through the roof and self-vented, do we need to worry about flow paths?
9. What is a transitional attack?
10. In the UL/NIST study how much water was needed to lower the room temperature in the front room of the house 900°F?
11. What is the problem with attacking a basement fire from the inside stairway?
12. What effect did the UL/NIST studies have on victim search tactics?