Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NNFA-0281 Organization's ID: R0393 Organization: U.S. Fire Administration - National Fire Academy (NFA) Location: Classroom-based Length: 6 days (40 hours) Dates Offered: 11/1/2022 - 10/31/2025 11/1/2019 - 10/31/2022 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Fire Protection Engineering Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is for the student to learn to verify that construction documents comply with applicable building and fire codes for fire protection and life safety requirements, including review of architectural drawings and site plans. Learning Outcomes: Evaluate contractor submitted plan documents in conjunction with applicable building code requirements to determine if the information shown complies with fire protection feature requirements for fire department access, water flow and special hazards Conclude if the information shown in plan documents, in conjunction with applicable building code requirements, complies with architectural fire protection feature requirements Evaluate information shown in plan documents, in conjunction with applicable building code requirements, for compliance with architectural life safety feature requirements Evaluate information shown in plan documents, in conjunction with applicable building code requirements, for compliance with electrical life safety feature requirements, including illumination and markings Determine if information shown plan documents complies with mechanical fire and life safety feature requirements, including fire and smoke dampers Evaluate plan documents, in conjunction with applicable building code requirements, to determine which type(s) of fire protection and life safety systems are required Evaluate if the code analysis shown in plan documents, in conjunction with related building code, contains the required information to perform an adequate plans review process General Topics: Code analysis Site plans: emergency access and water supply Architectural features: fire protection Architectural features: life safety Electrical systems Mechanical systems Fire protection system requirements Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Discussion Lectures Methods of Assessment: Examinations Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from U.S. Fire Administration - National Fire Academy (NFA) Administration of Public Assistance for Community Recovery (NNFA-0202) Advanced Life Support Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents (NNFA-0019) Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Response (NNFA-0276) Analytical Tools for Decision-Making (NNFA-0261) Applications in the Exercise of Leadership: Capstone I (NNFA-0300) Applications in the Exercise of Leadership: Capstone II (NNFA-0301) Applications of Community Risk Reduction (NNFA-0265) Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction (NNFA-0255) Building Organizational Support for Community Risk Reduction (NNFA-0256) Campus Fire and Life Safety: Public Education (NNFA-0243) View All Courses Page Content