A backdraft involves deflagration or rapid combustion of hot pyrolysis products and flammable products of combustion upon mixing with air. Several conditions are necessary in order for a backdraft to ...

On Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, a four-alarm fire destroyed the Harvard Plaza office building in Southfield, MI. Early recognition of possible backdraft conditions prevented injuries to firefighters when ...

Every fire sends out signals that can assist firefighters in determining the stage of fire development and, most importantly, the changes that are likely to occur. This skill is essential to ensuring ...

In my first article on this topic, “The Art of “Reading Fire,” I discussed a new mnemonic for fire behavior indicators, B-SAHF, which stands for Smoke, Air, Heat and Flame, all in the context of ...

He’s no Siskel or Ebert, but Ken McCammon gives Backdraft two enthusiastic thumbs up. So do Dan Garaguso, Richard Guthrie and Donna Mussler. “It’s about time they did something like that for ...

(KRON) — A backdraft caused a fire burning in the attic of a Santa Rosa home to erupt Monday as firefighters entered through the garage, the Santa Rosa firefighters union said. Video of the backdraft, ...