Bethesda, MD – The Society of Fire Protection Engineers’ (SFPE) pilot program is a Web-based distance learning program on the principles of fire protection engineering. All participants are required to complete a course evaluation survey to help improve the program for future users. Potential participants can register for free now.
The course is open to all individuals interested in gaining or refreshing their basic to intermediate knowledge of principles of fire protection engineering. It is intended for those that have design, enforcement, or advisory responsibilities, fire protection engineers, architects, fire prevention personnel and other concerned with fire protection. It consists of 10 Modules which can be taken at the user’s own pace:
- Combustion and Ignition Phenomenon – Theories of diffusion flame combustion, fire dynamics, suppression theory, and suppression agents.
- Fire Endurance Evaluation – Review of the development and application of standard and innovative fire endurance test procedures for building assemblies including doors, windows, walls, floors, and ceilings.
- Construction and Structural Features – Performance of basic construction materials in the fire environment. The fire compartment involvement process and the concept of designing building compartmentalization.
- Materials Applications – Evaluation procedures for flame spread, smoke production, and toxicity of interior finish, floor coverings, and furnishings.
- Fire Protection Design Evaluation – Procedures for the evaluation of fire safety. Smoke management systems design principles and evaluation techniques.
- Life Risk Analysis – Human tenability limits. Human behavior variables in fire incidents including convergence clusters, social inhibition-facilitation, altruistic, and non-adaptive actions.
- Detection and Alarm Systems – Review of the types of detectors and laboratory evaluation test procedures. Reliability and installation design characteristics.
- Sprinkler System Developments – Characteristics of design and approval of the various types of sprinklers and water mist nozzles with application implications.
- Design of Water Suppression Systems – Design of sprinkler and water mist systems with review of standard procedures and innovative research applications.
- Egress and Exits – Basic theoretical code concepts with examination of egress components and design variables.
Registrations must be received by April 25, 2004, are on a first come, first served basis, limited to the first 100 registrants. The course will begin on May 1, 2004 and must be completed along with the course evaluation by June 30, 2004. To register for the pilot please go to www.sfpe.org and click on the Registration button. Then follow these directions to enroll:
- Click ‘Student Login’ link.
- Click ‘New Student Enrollment’ button
- Complete form and click ‘Submit’ button.
- When you click the Submit button you will see your student Main Menu page. You are automatically registered in the SFPE course.
- Click the course title to go to the Classroom page or the Go icon to go directly into the course.
- Once you get to the title page of the course, click on the Before You Begin The Course link for instruction on how to navigate throughout the course.
For further questions please contact Julie Gordon at jgordon@sfpe.org or (301) 718-2910.
