Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of Halon 1301 systems / Charles L. Ford -- The relevance of fundamental studies of flame inhibition to the development of standards for the halogenated extinguishing agent systems / Myron J. Miller -- CFb3sBr suppression of turbulent, class-B fuel fires / Norman J. Alvares -- Mechanistic studies of halogenated flame retardants : the antimony-halogen system / John W. Hastie and C.L. McBee -- Effect of CFb3sBr on counterflow combustion of liquid fuel with diluted oxygen / K. Seshadri and F.A. Williams -- Halomethane and nitrogen quenching of hydrogen and hydrocarbon diffusion and premixed flames / R.F. Kubin, R.H. Knipe, and Alvin S. Gordon -- The effect of halogens on the blowout characteristics of an opposed jet stabilized flame / R.W. Schefer, N.J. Brown, and R.F. Sawyer -- The effect of CFb3sBr on a CO-Hb2s-Ob2s-Ar diffusion flame / L.W. Hunter, C. Grunfelder, and R.M. Fristrom -- The effect of CFb3sBr on radical concentration profiles in methane flames / Joan C. Biordi, Charles P. Lazzara, and John F. Papp -- Inhibition of the hydrogen-oxygen reaction by CFb3sBr and CFb2sBrCFb2sBr / Gordon B. Skinner -- Initial reactions in flame inhibition by halogenated hydrocarbons / Richard G. Gann -- Halogen kinetics pertinent to flame inhibition : a review / N.J. Brown -- Halogenated fire extinguishants : flame suppression by a physical mechanism? / Eric R. Larsen -- The role of ions and electrons in flame inhibition by halogenated hydrocarbons : two views / Edward T. McHale and Alexander Mandl -- Theoretical investigation of inhibition phenomena in halogenated flames / Serge Galant and J.P. Appleton.