FRP 264 - Building Construction for Fire Protection

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 Level: Career/Tech Preparatory

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Demonstrate understanding of 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.