What do you know about building construction? Will the building burn? Will it collapse? Are there warning signs before a collapse? How will the building behave during a collapse?
This 16-hour
course is the updated version of the National Fire Academy's classic building construction courses!
Topics include: Introduction to Building Construction Size-up & Types of Construction
Principles of Building Construction – the nine different types of loads Structural Stability Five methods of Wood Frame Construction Ordinary Construction Heavy-Timber Construction.
Dates: April 29, 30, 2000
Course No.: BCC-429
Location: Pine Beach Fire Department
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Fee: $99
Co-sponsored with the Pinewald
Pioneers Fire Company, Berkeley Township, NJ as part of the NEW, New Jersey State Fire College strategic partnership alliance program.
FD ADMISTRATION
The managerial and organizational
responsibilities facing today's fire chiefs and executive boards are daunting. This course will accentuate topics that severely encumber fire departments to operate efficiently and will provide practical solutions to
common management and planning problems faced by today's fire department administrators. Topics include: federal/state regulatory compliance, budgeting, etc.
Date: May 13, 2000
Course No.: FDA-513
Location: Fort Monmouth
Fee: $135
