Building Construction for the Fire Service

Instructional Hours: 24.00
This course has a Canvas component which requires internet access.

Course Description: This program is designed for those who may respond to incidents involving buildings that are existing, under construction, or during demolition. This course examines different buildings with a variety of construction types and configurations; materials; construction processes; and life safety systems. The course also includes aspects of preincident planning to educate firefighters and officers prior to an actual response.

This class will require additional student work outside of normal class hours to include, but not limited to; take-home assignments, PTIs, study guides, and assigned readings from the textbook. This may also include coursework that must be completed prior to the first class session.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.