An Intro to Fire Protection Engineering for Buildings

Course Description:

This course will introduce you to fire protection engineering fundamentals related to building materials and design, water supply for fire protection, fire extinguishing systems, fire alarm systems, special occupancies and hazards, and storage of flammable and hazardous materials.  You will be introduced to the basics of using occupancy hazard classification for determining sprinkler densities and hose streams, procedures for determining fire flow demand for unsprinklered facilities, and procedures for performance based fire safety design.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental elements of fire protection engineering
• Know the building materials and design
• Understand the codes and other professional resources