USFA Coffee Break Training: International Fire Code Fire Flow

Check out a new free training documents from the United States Fire Administration (USFA) on International Fire Code requirments. In this fire protection training, the student is asked to describe an example from the International Fire Code fire flow requirements for buildings.

Download this free training as a PDF HERE.

Coffee Break Training provides an overview of fire protection topics and does not include all details, requirements or exceptions to the topics that are described. Always refer to nationally recognized design and installation codes and standards, the product manufacturer, or listing details for specific information. Interpretations of codes and standards are the responsibility of the code official or authority having jurisdiction.

Please share this Coffee Break Training segment and others with your peers. Previous Coffee Breaks may be found on the USFA Web site.

For more on codes and standards, consider Fire Codes and Standards: Taming the Fire Environment: Code Proposals Affecting Our Work Environment and Building Intelligence for First-Due Fire Companies and Beyond, Part 1.

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