FRP 264 - Fire Service Building Construction

3 Credit(s)

Course Description: Covers building classification and structural features, types of material used in buildings, flame spread and fire retardants, and representative fire loads. Meets Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training #39-22 Building Construction and #42-01 Building Construction for Fire Protection.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Describe the importance of building construction knowledge and terms used to communicate building construction types and features, firefighter limitations and safety concerns with various types of construction. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning)
CLO#2: Describe external forces that act upon a building and what affect these have in both fire and non-fire conditions including: Gravity, wind, concentrated forces, building load types, and the imposition of the various loads.
CLO#3: Identify and understand the structural elements of beams, columns, walls, and arches, and how they contribute to structural stability.
CLO#4: Understand ordinary construction including associated terms and problems. Relevant topics of ordinary construction include collapse signs and causes, wall forces, connections, floors, roofs, void spaces, fire doors, and risk analysis.

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: None

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (30) and a standard RCC delivery of (33) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (36) hours per term.