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FSC 151 - Fire Prevention
& Inspection |
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Course
Description Emphasis is placed
on the shared responsibility of all fire service personnel to prevent fires
and fire losses by survey of fire prevention activities, conducting basic
fire prevention inspections, practicing life safety codes, review of local
and state laws regarding fire inspection, and review of applicable codes and
standards. Topics include: code administration, inspection, use and
occupancy, building limitations and types of construction, fire resistive
construction elements, installation of fire protection systems, mean of
egress, interior finish requirements, general fire safety provisions,
maintenance of fire protection systems, means of egress maintenance for
occupancies, hazardous materials, flammable liquids and aerosols, detonation
and deflagration hazards, hazardous assembly occupancies, other storage and
processing occupancies, compressed gases and cryogenic liquids, pesticides
and other health hazards, and using referenced standards. Successful
completion of FSC 151 qualifies individuals to test for the National
Professional Qualification (NPQ) Inspector Level-I examination. |
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Competency Areas |
Hours |
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Code
Administration |
Class |
4 |
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Inspection |
D. Lab |
2 |
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Use and Occupancy |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Building Limitations
and Types of Construction |
Credit |
5 |
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Fire Resistive
Construction Elements |
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Installation of
Fire Protection Systems |
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Means of Egress |
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Interior Finish
Requirements |
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General Fire
Safety Provisions |
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Maintenance of
Fire Protection Systems |
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Means of Egress
Maintenance for Occupancies |
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Hazardous
Materials |
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Flammable Liquids
and Aerosols |
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Detonation and
Deflagration Hazards |
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Hazardous Assembly
Occupancies |
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Other Storage and
Processing Occupancies |
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Compressed Gases
and Cryogenic Liquids |
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Pesticides and
Other Health Hazards |
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Using Referenced
Standards |
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Prerequisite: |
Program Admission |
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Corequisite: |
n/a |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this section, the student
will be able to: |
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Class |
D.Lab
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P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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Code Administration |
3 |
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Describe the model
code process and name the 4 model code groups. |
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Describe the code
adoption process used by state and local governments and explain the basis for
their authority to enact such regulations. |
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Describe the
economic forces behind the current movement toward a single national model
code. |
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Explain the
relationship for the Life Safety Code works with fire prevention. |
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Inspection |
3 |
10
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Describe the
limits of the right of entry provisions contained in the model fire
prevention codes. |
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Explain why
warrant must be secured in order to inspect certain building and structures. |
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Describe the
permit and inspection models and the benefits of each. |
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Describe the legal
requirements for written notices and orders and how freedom of information
laws impacts the fire prevention bureau. |
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Describe how the appeals
process within the model codes is established and designated to operate. |
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Complete a routine
inspection of a predetermined structure. |
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Use and Occupancy |
3 |
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Describe the classification
system used by the model building codes to group buildings by use and
occupant characteristics. |
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Describe how
multiple used or mixed uses within a single building are addressed by the
model building codes. |
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Explain the need
for special occupancy requirements in some buildings. |
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Explain the fire
official’s responsibility in illegal changes in use. |
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Building Limitations and Types of
Construction |
3 |
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Define fire resistance. |
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Describe the 5
basic construction types. |
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Explain why
building height and area are regulated by the building codes. |
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Describe the
methods used by the codes to permit height and area increases. |
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Fire Resistive Construction Elements |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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List the 4 classes
of fire and give examples of each. |
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Identify fire
suppression systems agents that are compatible with the different classes of fire
and describe the method of extinguishments provided by each. |
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List and describe
the 4 basic types of sprinkler systems. |
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Describe the
difference between the NFPA 13, 13D, and 13R sprinkler standards and the application
of each. |
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Describe the
function of standpipe pressure reducing valves and the potential hazards
posed by improper installation. |
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Describe the
purpose for the development of the UL-300 standard for restaurant cooking equipment. |
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Identify varied
installation requirements of fire protection systems in the Life Safety Code. |
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Installation of Fire Protection Systems |
2 |
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List the 4 classes
of fire and give examples of each. |
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Identify fire
suppression systems agents that are compatible with the different classes of
fire and describe the method of extinguishments provided by each. |
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List and describe
the 4 basic types of sprinkler systems. |
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Describe the
difference between the NFPA 13, 13D, and 13R sprinkler standards and the
application of each. |
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Describe the
function of standpipe pressure reducing valves and the potential hazards
posed by improper installation. |
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Describe the
purpose for the development of the UL-300 standard for restaurant cooking
equipment. |
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Identify varied
installation requirements of fire protection systems in the Life Safety Code. |
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Complete a routine
fire protection system inspection. |
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Means of Egress |
4 |
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Identify and
define the 3 components of a means of egress. |
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Define the terms:
common path of travel, dead end, design occupant load, horizontal exit, and travel
distance. |
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Describe what is
meant by the terms: gross floor area and net floor area in the BNBC and SBC,
and floor area in the UBC. |
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Describe the 6
steps used in this chapter to design or assess the means of egress from a
building of space. |
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Calculate the
required means of egress from a multipurpose space. |
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Calculate the
maximum occupant load for assembly occupancy based on the exits provided. |
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Identify and locate
varied means of egress provisions in the Life Safety Code. |
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Interior Finish Requirements |
2 |
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Describe what
building elements are regulated as interior finish. |
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Describe the test method
used to classify interior finish elements. |
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Discuss the need
to regulate interior finish based on previous fire experiences in the United
States. |
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Identify varied
interior finish provisions in the Life Safety Code. |
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General Fire Safety Provisions |
3 |
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Describe NFPA 550
The Fire Safety Concepts Tree and its uses. |
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List the 2
strategies for fire safety used by the model fire prevention codes. |
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List 3 objectives for
achieving the goal of life and property protection using each strategy. |
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Describe the
significance of illegal changes in use and list of the code sections that
apply. |
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List 4 rated assemblies
that an inspector would routinely check to ensure compliance with the code. |
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Identify varied
fire safety provisions in the Life Safety Code. |
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Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems |
2 |
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List the appropriate
standards for the maintenance and inspection of sprinklers, standpipes, wet
and dry chemical extinguishing systems and fire alarm systems. |
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Describe the
importance of examining maintenance and inspection records kept by building owners. |
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Describe what
circumstances would cause an inspector to require an evaluation of an
engineered fire protection system. |
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Identify varied
fire protection requirements in the Life Safety Code. |
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Means of Egress Maintenance of Occupancies |
4 |
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Name 5 ways that
the means of egress for a building or space can be compromised. |
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Describe the
importance of posted occupant loads in assembly buildings. |
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Describe the
process used to establish the occupant load. |
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Describe what
constitutes “overcrowding” in assembly occupancy. |
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Identify related
chapters in the Life Safety Code. |
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Hazardous Materials |
2 |
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Describe the control
areas concept of hazardous materials management. |
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List the steps
that must be taken to establish control areas. |
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Describe the
importance of hazardous materials management plans and hazardous materials inventory
statements to the inspections process. |
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Describe the NFPA
704 Hazard Identification System |
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Flammable Liquids and Aerosols |
2 |
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Describe the
system used to classify flammable and combustible liquids. |
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Describe the
hazards involved in the storage or aerosol products and the protection
methods required by the model codes. |
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Discuss the
importance of using tanks in accordance with their listing. |
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Discuss the importance
of labeling requirements for containers. |
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Detonation and Deflagration Hazards |
2 |
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List and describe
the 3 basic categories of explosive materials in commercial use. |
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Describe 2
different methods for the initiation of explosive materials. |
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Describe the
duties and responsibilities of the fire official in allegations of property
damage or accidents involving commercial blasting. |
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Describe the duties
and responsibilities of the fire official in permitting public firework
displays. |
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Describe the
handling of misfires of explosive materials and fireworks. |
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Hazardous Assembly Occupancies |
2 |
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Describe the hazards
associated with heliports and helistops on buildings, and how the model codes
address them. |
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Describe the
hazards that make airport terminal buildings require special fire protection
features. |
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Describe the hazards
associated with bowling pin and lane refinishing. |
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List 5 general
safety provisions for tents and air-supported structures. |
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Other Storage and Processing Occupancies |
3 |
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Discuss the value of
corporate safety programs in industrial occupancies. |
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List 3 of the 5
main causes and contributing factors involving storage facility fires. |
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Explain the
reasons for the proliferation of waste material and rubbish handling facilities. |
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Describe how the
provisions of the model fire prevention codes attempt to reduce fire risk at
lumberyards. |
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Identify related
chapters in the Life Safety Code. |
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Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids |
2 |
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Describe the 4
physical states in which gases are commonly stored within containers. |
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Define the term
gas. |
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Describe the
combined gas law and its significance. |
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List 2 fire safety
strategies for gas storage as they relate to the combined gas law. |
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Explain why LPG
container requirements are expressed in water gallon capacity. |
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Pesticides and Other Health Hazards |
2 |
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Identify the signal
words required for all Class I and Class II pesticides. |
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List the 3
categories of pesticides. |
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Describe the
multiple hazards posed by many pesticides. |
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Describe the code provisions
that ensure employee and firefighter awareness of the presence of toxic
materials. |
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Describe the
difference between a toxic material and a health hazard material. |
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Using Referenced Standards |
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Described what is
meant by permissive code language. |
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List 3 features of
the standards referenced by the model fire prevention codes. |
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List 5
organizations that develop standards referenced or recognized by the model
fire prevention codes. |
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Identify varied
areas in the Life Safety Code. |
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Suggested Resources |
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Media |
Author |
Title:
Subtitle |
Edition |
Place
of Publication |
Year |
Publisher/Publication |
pp. |
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Text |
Diamantes, D. |
Fire Prevention – Inspection And Code
Enforcement |
6th Ed. |
Clifton Park, NY |
2007 |
Thompson. ISBN 0-8273-8412-2. |
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Text |
FSTA |
Fire Inspection And Code Enforcement |
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2006 |
IFSTA. ISBN 0-8793-9150-2 |
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Text |
NFPA |
Nfpa 101 - Life Safety Code. |
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Quincy, MA |
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NFPA. |
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Posted: 06/24/08