RedVector RV-4904

Fire Safety Design: Egress & Extinguishing Systems

Fire Safety Design: Egress & Extinguishing Systems

4 hrs. Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Item#: RV-4904

SME: Nancy Armitage

This course has been discontinued.

 
 

Understanding fire is the first step toward designing features to prevent and protect against it. We cannot eliminate the potential for fire, but we can achieve a high level of fire safety by applying fundamental life safety principles during building planning, design, and operation.

This 4-hour interactive online course focuses on two important life safety protection features- means of egress and extinguishing systems- in the context of two of the leading codes used in the U.S. today: the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®) Life Safety Code, and the International Code Council (ICC) International Fire Code.

There is a test at the end of each section of this course.


Vector Solutions has a long history of providing industry-specific content for its customers. While this course and its content remain accurate and functional within our systems, the look and feel may not match our more modern offerings.
Course Objectives

The goal of this course is to provide an overview of basic fire safety design considerations affecting:

  • Number and capacity of means of egress in an occupied space
  • Selection of fire extinguishing systems

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe characteristics of fire and common flammable substances
  • Identify major codes and regulations that affect fire safety design
  • Discuss fundamental life safety principles and their application to means of egress
  • Complete simple calculations of occupant load and exit capacity
  • Explain the difference between passive and active fire protection
  • Describe classes of fire, extinguishing agents, and fire safety symbols
  • Describe types of installed and portable extinguishing systems

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SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Nancy Armitage
Nancy Armitage Photo
For 28 years, Nancy Armitage has worked as a technical writer, technical editor, trainer, and course content developer in the software, engineering, and construction industries.

She has researched, edited, and developed courses in the areas of writing improvement for engineers and administrators, and toxic substance safety and remediation.

She has written newspaper feature stories, advertising copy, proposals, grant applications, magazine articles, newsletters, technical report sections, public information literature, and software user manuals.

Ms. Armitage has edited and managed document production for software requirements and detailed design reports; technical papers; and water, wastewater, solid waste, and transportation master plans, design reports, construction specifications, construction permit applications, operation and maintenance manuals, rate studies, environmental audit reports, Applications for Development Approval for Developments of Regional Impact (ADAs/DRIs), and environmental impact statements (EISs).
State Licenses
GA - Contractor, Columbia County (General)
GA - Contractor, Residential and General (General)
LA - Contractor, Residential (General)
MD - Land Surveyor (General)
MI - Contractor, Residential Builder and M & A (General, Safety)
NE - Architect (Health, Safety & Welfare)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.40 CEUs for this program
NE - Engineer (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.40 CEUs for this program
NH - Home Inspector (General)
NJ - Engineer (General - 24GP000006300)
NY - Engineer (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.4 CEU for this program.
OR - Contractor, Commercial (General)
PA - Code Official,Certified (UCC) (General)
VA - Official, Permit Technician, Inspector, and Plans Examiner (General - 0008146)
Professional Organizations
BOMI International - RPA, FMA and/or SMA (General)
Building Operator Certification - BOC - Certification (General)