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Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FSAD 155 - Principles of Building Construction: Noncombustible 1 hour


The course addresses the need for fire service personnel to understand fully building construction, methods of construction, materials used in building construction, and fire-resistance requirements in order to conduct fire scene operations safely and make sound strategic decisions. Students should be able to identify a building and correctly apply the classification system for the building in accordance with NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction, identify the important structural feature of a building and use this information in the formation of the Incident Action Plan, identify critical size-up issues such as smoke, heat, and fire travel inside a structure, and predict the path or method of travel based upon the building construction features; and to identify critical safety issues that affect firefighter safety for each classification of construction; and identify appropriate measures to enhance the safety of emergency responders.