Introduction to Fire Protection Systems

Lawrence J. Marchetti, P.E.


Course Overview

The Introduction to Fire Protection Systems Course is designed to provide the student with a fundamental understanding of the basics of combustion; codes and standards related to fire protection; a discussion of water based fire extinguishing systems focusing on sprinkler systems; a discussion of non-water based and special application fire suppression systems; and concludes with a discussion of various fire detectors.

The course is divided into five (5) modules which can be studied in any desired sequence. Each module concludes with a quiz to reinforce student comprehension of the material. A sixth module is provided with a list of internet resources which can be used by the student to reinforce the material presented.

This course includes a True-False quiz at the end.


Course Content

This course consists of the following five course modules.

Course Modules

MODULE 1- OVERVIEW OF THE COMBUSTION PROCESS

MODULE 2- OVERVIEW OF THE CODES AND STANDARDS RELATED TO FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

MODULE 3 PART I- WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

MODULE 3 PART II- WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

MODULE 4- NON-WATER BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

MODULE 5- FIRE DETECTION DEVICES


The course content is in PDF format in each module. You need to open or download those documents to study this course.


Additional Learning Resources

MODULE 6- ADDITIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES


Once you finish studying the above course content you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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