FIST 1050 - Building Construction for Fire Protection

3.0 Credits

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.

Lecture Hours: 3.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Apply proper safety and navigation techniques to building structural stability whether emergent or non-emergent.
Explain and define the types of building classifications and inherent fire loads.
Identify and explian the principles of building construction as it relates to fire behavior and fire resistance.
Will idenify and describe the nessary procedures for special buildings such as concrete construction and high rise.

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