Among the topics covered are:* Historical presentation on the subject of fire* Legislation and building project administration* European fire standardization* Passive and active fire protection* Performance-based Codes* Fire-safety Engineering* Fundamental thermodynamics* Heat exchange during the fire process* Burning rate, energy release rate and design fires* Material ignition and flame spread* Fire dynamics in buildings* Combustion products and toxic gases* Smoke inhalation and respiratory physiology* Combustion and natural fires* Explosion theory and Fire Chemistry* Fire Extinction Chemistry and Physics* Evacuation and human behaviour during a fire* Sensitivity and risk analysis* Fire Models* Emission and Radiation Theory