FIR 104 - Fire Safety & Building Codes

Institution:

Orange County Community College

Subject:

Fire Science (FIR)

Description:

This course examines the importance of building codes promoting the life safety of building occupants. The student is introduced to the nature of human physiological and psychological responses to fire and its by products. Topics include: combustion pharmacology, adaptive and non-adaptive behavior, life safety assessment in buildings, concepts of egress design, the history and origins of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (a model code), contrasting performance codes and specification codes, fire modeling, and the “defend in place” concept. Historic multiple death fires are also examined for the lessons they offer. Pre-requisite FIR 103

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunyorange.edu/

Phone Number:

(845) 344-6222

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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