This course provides the fundamental information regarding the history and philosophy of fire prevention, organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau, use of fire codes, identification and correction of fire hazards, and the relationships of fire prevention with built-in fire and life-safety education.

Entry Level Competencies: There are no prerequisites for this course.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

• Discuss the history and development of fire prevention as it relates to the national fire problem.
• Identify and describe fire prevention organizations and associations.
• Identify and describe the development of model fire codes and their application to state and local fire codes and fire prevention programs.
• Define laws, rules, regulations and codes and identify those relevant to fire prevention of the authority having jurisdiction.
• Define the functions of a fire prevention bureau.
• Explain the inspection process as it relates to identification and correction of fire hazards.
• Discuss the interrelationship of fire and building codes to fire prevention programs.

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass at least several exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are 2 exams in this course.

Last Updated: November 30, 2010