1/4/2025 9:45:16 PM	FIRE 74 Course Outline as of Spring 1992	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  FIRE 74	Title:  FIRE PROT EQUIP SYS
Full Title:  Fire Protection Equipment and Systems
Last Reviewed:11/25/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  FIRE 54

Catalog Description:

Portable fire extinguishing equipment; protection systems for special hazards; sprinkler systems, fire detection, and alarm systems.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

State Core Course. Portable fire extinguishing equipment; protection systems for special hazards; sprinkler systems, fire detection, & alarm systems.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 1984	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  COURSE GOAL:  To develop the ability of the students to apply codes

 and policies as they relate to the installation, inspection, use,

 and testing of systems.

 COURSE OBJECTIVES:  Successful completion of this course will enable

 students to:

 1.  Identify fire cause and effect.

 2.  Recognize hazards of materials and identify extinguishing methods.

 3.  Recognize types of building construction and their relationship

     to systems and equipment.

 4.  Compare smoke and fire movement in various types of construction

 5.  Define federal, state, and local laws, case law and examples

     relating to fire and building codes.

 6.  Identify organizations that provide nationally recognized

     standards that apply to systems and equipment.

 7.  Identify organizations that provide information or service.

 8.  Define types and classifications of fire extinguishers.

 9.  Compare effectiveness ratings of fire extinguishers.

10.  Identify distribution, installation, maintenance, and test

     requirements of fire extinguishers.

11.  Recognize good inspection procedures for fire extinguishers.

12.  Recognize and prevent fraud in sales and service of fire

     extinguishers.

13.  Define special systems.

14.  Define emulsifiers and surfactants.

15.  Identify installation and maintenance requirements and outline

     inspection methods for the following special systems:

        a. dry chemical

        b. carbon dioxide

        c. mechanical foam

        d. high expansion foam

        e. halogenated hydrocarbon

        f. explosion suppression

16.  Identify water supplies, equipment, systems, and services for

     interior protection.

17.  Identify performance records for automatic sprinkler systems.

18.  Identify automatic sprinkler system types.

19.  Identify special sprinkler system types.

20.  Identify water spray systems.

21.  Identify standards applicable to water systems.

22.  Identify detection and alarm connections for water systems.

23.  Outline plan review procedures for water systems.

24.  Identify installation, maintenance, and test requirements for

     water systems.

25.  Recognize good inspection procedures for water systems.

26.  Identify types of standpipe systems and recognize the differences

     between new and old classification.

27.  Identify water supply requirements for standpipe systems.

28.  Identify installation, maintenance, and test requirements for

     standpipe systems.

29.  Recognize good inspection procedures for standpipe systems.

30.  Identify detection, alarm, and supervisory devices.

31.  Identify detection systems.

32.  Identify alarm systems by the purpose they serve.

33.  Identify supervisory systems.

34.  Identify installation, maintenance, and test requirements for

     detection, alarm, and supervisory systems.

35.  Outline plan review procedures for detection, alarm, and

     supervisory systems.

36.  Recognize good inspection procedures for detection, alarm, and

     supervisory systems.

37.  Identify heat and smoke control devices and fire hardware.

38.  Identify installation, maintenance, and test requirements for

     heat and smoke control devices and fire hardware.

39.  Recognize good inspection procedures for heat and smoke control

     devices and fire hazards.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Fire cause and effect.

 2.  Portable fire extinguishers.

 3.  Protection systems and equipment for special hazards.

 4.  Evaluating water supplies, equipment, systems, and services for

     interior protection.

 5.  Sprinkler protection.

 6.  Supervisory, detection, and alarm devices and proprietary

     signaling equipment.                                          .

 7.  Standpipe systems.

 8.  Heat and smoke control systems.

 A MORE DETAILED OUTLINE AVAILABLE IN THE AJ DEPT.

Assignments:

  1.  Required reading.

 2.  Field trips.

 3.  Written work (essays and reports).

 4.  Problem solving activity or exercise.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 20%
Written homework
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 10%
Homework problems, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10%
Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 80%
Multiple choice, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Required texts:

Private Fire protection and Detection, Delmar Thomson, 2nd edition, 1994.

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