This course examines ways in which we can indeed put an end to fire. We can do so by removing any leg of the fire triangle, the heat, the oxygen or the fuel which fire needs to live. We can freeze it to death, choke it to death or starve it to death. Our building codes offer a lot of guidance on ways to so deprive fire of what it needs, especially fuel and oxygen.   

If we find we cannot coexist with fire, then it is wise to follow the mandates of the codes during design. 

Learning Objective 2:   Understand three basic ways to remove heat from a burning surface.   

Learning Objective 3:   Recognize ways in which flame retardants work.    

Learning Objective 4:   Discuss incidental uses in buildings, required to be separated from the rest of the building.     

Learning Objective 5:   Describe different types of barriers and partitions used to separate fire areas from one another.    

Learning Objective 6:   Evaluate the different levels of fire resistance required for elements in different types of construction.    

Learning Objective 7:   Differentiate between the different types of fires, based on their fuel sources. 

   

Learning Objective 8:   Explain the various ways in which flammable materials may still be used in Type I and Type II construction.