FIRE 115 — Fire Service Building Construction
This course is designed to be a comprehensive study of building materials, methods and design as they are related to fire protection and suppression. Topics covered in this class include: building materials and their impact on the fire service, types of construction, methods of construction, fire protection features, building codes, an examination of fire's effect on buildings and evaluation of fire damage. Many case studies are used during the delivery of this course to illustrate the importance of understanding building construction. This course concludes with presentations of semester long student projects. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): FIRE-105