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FIRE 120 - Building Construction for the Fire Service

3 hrs (Sem II)
Students will study building construction types, materials, and practices. Students will learn principles of fire resistance, flame spread, smoke, and fire containment. Also, students will acquire basic knowledge of plan review, blueprint reading, specifications, and schedules. Students will become familiar and be able to interpret national, state, and local codes, ordinances, and laws.  Students will study fire and life safety codes throughout the course. 3 lecture hours.

Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in FIRE 105 .