Building Construction

2130: Building Construction Principles: Noncombustible and Fire Resistant

• Prerequisite: None
• Contact Hours: 16
• This course is an introduction to the special character of noncombustible and fire resistive construction. Primary emphasis is on improving the officer’s ability to ensure firefighter safety by recognizing common causes and indicators of failure and hazards related to building construction or contents, and overall reaction of a building to fire conditions. Suppression personnel will be able to better identify operational and safety concerns in a noncombustible or fire-resistive structure through analysis of its design, material, and construction.

2132: Building Construction Principles: Combustible

• Prerequisite: None
• Contact Hours: 16
• This course provides a basic understanding of how the construction type, alternative design, and materials influence a building’s reaction to fire. Upon course completion, the student will recognize relevant information about a building before a fire, and fire ground “reading” of the building, enabling the student to assess building stability and resistance to fire and determine likely paths of fire extension.