FIST 1050 - Building Construction for Fire Protection

3 Credits
Offered: Online

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of how the construction type, alternative design, and materials influence a building’s reaction to fire. This course provides recognition of relevant information about a building before a fire, its fireground. Student learn techniques to “read” the building that will allow in order to assess the building’s stability, its resistance to fire, and determine likely paths of fire extension. FIST 1050 will teach building construction as it relates to the firefighter and life safety. This course is written to the National Fire Academy (NFA) FESHE curriculum.

Prerequisites: (1) Acceptance into the Fire Science Technology (FSAAS) program must be completed prior to taking this course.
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Cr: 3

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