I 3 Hrs. This course highlights and assesses the problems and hazards to fire personnel when a building is attacked by fire or is under stress from other factors dealing with collapse. This is a study of water supplies and services, principles of hydraulic calculations and tests, fire extinguishing chemicals, and the selection and use of extinguishing agents. This course is a study of insurance theory and practice, the economics of the ISO grading system and a city's fire defense and insurance rates. Included is a detailed analysis of a city's water supply, fire department, fire alarm, fire prevention, and other grading methods of fire defense.
Extreme emphasis is placed upon understanding and handling personal and equipment limitations.
This course covers the burning characteristics of combustibles, interpretation of clues, burn patterns leading to points of origin, identification of incendiary indications, sources of ignition an ignited materials, and preservation of fire scene evidence. This is an introduction to arson and incendiarism, arson laws, methods of determining fire causes, evidence, interviewing and detaining witnesses, procedures in handling juveniles, and court procedures. This is a study of the organization and function of the fire prevention team. Course content includes inspections, survey and mapping procedures, recognition of fire hazards, and public relations as affected by fire prevention. This is a study of electrical transmissions and related equipment appliances, radiation hazards, flammable metals, and riots, disaster and civil defense organizations, and hazard plans.