This unique program consists of four modules, i.e. NFPA 1 Uniform Fire Code, NFPA 20 Fire Pumps and NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code and NFPA 25 Maintenance and Testing of Water based Fire Protection Systems.

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• NFPA 1 Uniform Fire Code
• NFPA 20 Stationary Fire Pumps
• NFPA 72 National Fire Alarms and Signaling
• NFPA 25 Maintenance and Testing of Water Based Fire Protection Systems

Anyone who fights fires, specifies, designs, reviews, or evaluates sprinkler systems including: fire engineers, engineers, plan reviewers, designers, installers, maintenance personnel, inspectors, manufacturers, insurers, and project managers, architects, designers, installers, engineers, electrical contractors, technicians, project managers

 Module I: NFPA 1 Uniform Fire Code

• Administration and Enforcement
• Definitions
• General Provisions
• Means of Egress
• Features of Fire Protection
• Building Services
• Fire Protection Systems
• Occupancy Fire Safety
• Aerosol Products
• Combustible Waste
• Refuse and Fibres
• Commercial Cooking Equipment
• Dry-cleaning
• Dust Explosion Prevention
• Fireworks
• Model Rocketry and Explosives
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• Hot Work Operations
• Industrial Ovens and Furnaces
• Laboratories Using Chemicals
• Liquefied Petroleum Gases and Liquefied Natural Gases
• Marinas
• Boatyards
• Marine Terminals
• Piers and Wharves
• Mechanical Refrigeration
• Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
• Parking Garages
• Pesticides and Herbicides
• Manufactured Home and Recreational Vehicle Sites
• Refuelling
• Safeguards During Building Construction
• Alteration and Demolition Operations
• Service Stations and Repair Garages
• Grandstands and Bleachers
• Folding and Telescopic Seating
• Tents and Membrane Structures

Module II: NFPA 20 Stationary Fire Pumps

• Recognize different types of fire pumps and their applications
• Use graphical determinations of fire pump output
• Differentiate between electric and diesel drivers and controllers
• Identify the correct application and installation of fire pumps components
• Evaluate various types of power sources and the requirements for each
• Assure continuity of power
• Describe the difference between National Electrical Code requirements and NFPA 20 requirements
• Commission fire pumps and related equipment
• Determine the appropriate tests, required equipment and correct test procedures
• Assess fire pump test data

Module III: NFPA 72 National Fire Alarms and Signalling

• Administration
• Referenced Publications
• Definitions
• Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems
• Initiating Devices
• Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems
• Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm Systems
• Supervising Station Fire Alarm Systems
• Public Fire Alarm Reporting Systems
• Inspection, Testing and Maintenance
• Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems

Module IV: NFPA 25 Maintenance and Testing of Water Based Fire Protection Systems

• Locate and explain the scope, purpose, definitions and reporting requirements of the 2008 edition of NFPA 25
• Recognize the requirements and procedures for the inspection, testing and maintenance of private service mains, common valve components, system valves and sprinkler and standpipe systems
• Plot flow test results to determine causes of water supply problems
• Evaluate system test data
• Differentiate between the types of storage tanks and their inspection and safety concerns
• Identify water spray, foam-water and foam-water spray systems
• Restore obstructed piping
• Recognize the importance of having a procedure to deal with system impairment

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.