Fire Inspector 1B: Fire and Life Safety Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  FireInspector1BCourseOverview.docx.pdf (2).docx

Meet Your Instructor:  Suzanne Freeman, Professor  freeman_suzanne@sac.edu

Course Description: 

This course provides students with a basic knowledge of fire and life safety aspects related to the roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector I including building construction, occupancy classifications, occupancy load, means of egress, hazardous conditions, fire growth potential, fire flow, and emergency planning and preparedness measures.

Textbook Information: 

• California Fire Code (with Title 19 excerpts). International Code Council, 2016 edition.
• 2015 International Fire Code Study Companion. International Code Council.
• Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, 8th edition. International Fire Service Training Association.

Course Learning Objectives:   

• A student will be able to identify different levels in the Fire Marshal
  certification track, the courses and requirements for Fire Inspector I certification, and be able to describe the capstone task book and testing process.
• A student given field observations or a description of a project and a
  description of materials being used will be able to verify the type of construction for an addition or remodel in order to identify and record the construction type in accordance with applicable codes and standards and jurisdictional policies.
• A student given a description of an occupancy and its use will be
  able to identify the occupancy classification of a single-use occupancy in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
• A student given a detailed description of an occupancy will be able
  to compute the allowable occupant load of a single-use occupancy or portion thereof in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
• A student given observations made during a field inspection of an
  existing building will be able to inspect means of egress elements in order to verify the maintenance of egress elements in compliance with applicable codes and standards, and identify, document, and report deficiencies in accordance with applicable codes and standards and jurisdictional policies.
• A student given field observations will be able to recognize
  hazardous conditions involving equipment, processes, and operations in order to verify that equipment is maintained and processes and operations are conducted in accordance with applicable codes and standards, and identify, document, and report deficiencies in accordance with applicable codes and standards and jurisdictional policies.
• A student given field observations will be able to recognize hazardous fire growth potential in a building or space in order to identify, document, and report hazardous conditions in accordance with applicable codes and standards and jurisdictional policies.
• A student given fire flow test results and water supply data will be
  able to verify that fire flows for a site are in accordance with applicable codes and standards and identify, document, and report deficiencies in accordance with applicable codes and standards and jurisdictional policies.
• A student given field observations, copies of emergency plans, and
  records of exercises will be able to verify that emergency planning and preparedness measures are in place and practiced in accordance with applicable codes and standards, and identify, document, and report deficiencies in accordance with applicable codes and standards and jurisdictional policies.