ABSTRACT
The foregoing five chapters have gone into considerable detail about the nature of fire from its inception through the various periods of growth. Our concerns were with the circumstances and conditions that promoted the growth of a fire, with particular emphasis on the "hostile" variety. It became apparent that numerous factors were involved that were not mutually exclusive. Emphasis was placed upon the exothermic nature of the overall combustion process and the rapidity with which fire rate and heat emission grow. Our prime objective is to arrest this growth process as expeditiously as possible, as quickly as is reasonably possible, and with the most efficient combination of human and material resources. This procedure is the subject of innumerable educational and training courses covering many aspects of both a general and special nature.
