A fire must be ventilated _________

A fire must be ventilated __________.

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• Fire behavior in enclosed spaces aboard vessels • Effects of ventilation on fire growth and spread • Interaction between extinguishing agents (like CO₂, foam, water fog) and oxygen supply

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• Think about what happens to a fire when fresh air (oxygen) is introduced into a hot, enclosed space. Does that usually make the fire weaker or stronger? • For each option, ask: Would this situation be safer with the compartment kept closed and sealed, or opened up and ventilated? Why? • Consider when the goal is to smother or starve a fire of oxygen versus when the goal is to clear heat and smoke for firefighter access.

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• For each choice, decide whether opening the space would feed the fire with oxygen or reduce the fire’s intensity. • Think about fixed fire-extinguishing systems (like CO₂ flooding): do they work best in a tight, closed compartment or in a ventilated space? • Ask whether the main priority is controlling the fire or immediate firefighter comfort, and which comes first in safe shipboard firefighting doctrine.

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A fire must be ventilated __________.

if compressed gas cylinders are stowed in the compartment on fire

when using an indirect attack on the fire such as flooding with water

to prevent the gases of combustion from surrounding the firefighters

to minimize heat buildup in adjacent compartments

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