FIST 1050 Building Construction for Fire Protection

3.0 - 0.0 - 3.0

Prerequisite

(1) Acceptance into the Fire Science Technology program - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

This course provides 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, as well as fire ground 'reading' of the building that provides the ability to assess building stability and resistance to fire and determine likely paths of fire extension. Students become familiar with the materials and types of construction used for the various parts of buildings in this class. This course covers building code requirements; steel, timber, and masonry construction; structures of the common form; lift-slab and tilt-up construction; and developments in the building construction field. This course teaches building construction as it relates to the firefighter and life safety. (Formerly Building Construction Related to Fire Science)