Courses / Department of Mechanical Engineering

Specialization course on Fire Behaviour

General Objectives of the Course

It is expected that, after attending this certification, the SGIFR agents responsible
for risk identification, strategy definition, procedures, and organization for preparation, prevention, suppression, and rescue will possess the best knowledge and skills in real-time and anticipatory analysis of fire behavior, particularly through the use of decision support tools. These tools will enable the adoption of the most appropriate decisions based on intensity, severity, potential expansion, suppression capacities, and protection needs, as well as the identification and proposal of continuous improvements.

Admission Requirements

Elements with first degree.

Candidates should check the admission requirements available on this site, in addition to the information provided here.

Mode of Study

B-learning

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

60% from the questions raised and 40% from the works provided, being both evaluated in a range between 0 and 20 values.

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

The previously identified program contents will be relevant to achieving the following learning objectives, which are associated with better suitability for the role:
- Knowing how to describe fire behavior
- Understanding the influence of environmental variables on fire behavior
- Identifying fuel typologies based on size, shape, and phenological state
- Ability to acquire and process input data for fire behavior prediction systems
- Predicting and anticipating fire behavior
- Knowing how to identify potential situations of fire interaction, long-distance spotting, and extreme fire behavior
- Relating fire behavior to strategies, tactics, and techniques, and defining the necessary and appropriate resources for fire suppression and protection actions, based on fire behavior, critical situations, and suppression and/or protection capacities and priorities
- Identifying performance indicators and criteria
- Identifying short, medium, and long-term intervention priorities.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Rules of creation and operation of non-degree courses at the University of Coimbra

Graduation Requirements

60% from the questions raised and 40% from the works provided, being both evaluated in a range between 0 and 20 values.

Study Programme

Comportamento do Fogo

Academic year
2024-2025

Course Type
Non Degree Course

Qualification Awarded: Diploma/Certificate

Duration: 1 Trimester(s)

ECTS Credits: 3.0