This course is designed to provide students an overview of life safety and fire alarm systems. This course focuses on the fire alarm requirements for most occupancy classes that students will encounter on a daily basis, offering insights on common errors and areas of confusion. Students should be able to use code knowledge and practical technical skills taught in this course to design, install and maintain fire alarm systems that comply with the 2015 edition of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code.
Course Objectives
- Identify general requirements, signal initiation, smoke alarms and occupant notification provision of section 9.6
- Describe requirements common to section 9.7 – Automatic Sprinklers and other Extinguishing Equipment
What to expect in this course: The presentation includes text, audio, graphics, videos and activities to help you absorb the information presented. This course has a short quiz at the end which you will be required to pass with a 70% or greater to complete the course.