Designing Fire Protection Systems
Credits: 4 PDH
Course Description:
This course describes the installation, operation, testing, and maintenance of fire protection systems commonly used in buildings and other structures.
Topics:
- Introduction to fire protection systems
- water supply requirements
- Inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements and procedures
- Purpose, types and components of gaseous extinguishing systems
- Halogenated and Carbon Dioxide Gas characteristics
- Purpose, types and components of dry chemical systems
- Dry chemical characteristics
- Water deluge, total flooding systems
- Types of sprinklers, detectors, valves, flow control devices
- Fire alarm and detection devices
To take this course:
1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
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Download the Study Guide
3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.
Take the final exam
4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.
Print the Certificate of Completion
Intended Audience: This course is intended for Fire Protection, Industrial, Plant, Facilities, Construction, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and other engineers whose job description may require a basic knowledge of fire protection systems.
Publication Source: US Navy (NAVEDTRA)
Print the Certificate of Completion
Intended Audience: This course is intended for Fire Protection, Industrial, Plant, Facilities, Construction, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, and other engineers whose job description may require a basic knowledge of fire protection systems.
Publication Source: US Navy (NAVEDTRA)
Donald Parnell, PE