Course Content and Outcome Guide for FP 121
- Date:
- 22-JUL-2009
- Posted by:
- Edward Lindsey
- Course Number:
- FP 121
- Course Title:
- Fire Behavior and Combustion
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 0
- Lab hours:
- 0
- Special Fee:
Course Description
Fire Behavior and Combustion Course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and how they are controlled. There will be an emphasis on compartment fire behavior. Recommend: MTH 65.Addendum to Course Description
Studies characteristics and behavior of fire, fundamentals of physical laws and chemical reactions occurring in fire and fire suppression. Analyzes factors contributing to fire - its cause, rate of burning, heat generation and travel, by-products of combustion, and its confinement, control, and extinguishment. This course is required for an Associate Degree of Applied Science in Fire Protection and
fulfills the requirements for the NFPA 1001 requisite knowledge of fire behavior and the DPSST Fire Officer I requirement for Science. This course is transferable to a degree program in Fire Service Administration at Western Oregon University or Eastern Oregon University.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Students will meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001: Fire Fighter standard for requisite knowledge of fire combustion and behavior. Students will also meet the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards & Training (DPSST) requirement for "Science" as applied to NFPA 1021 Fire Officer I standard.
Course Activities and Design
This course is presented in interactive lecture, demonstration and discussion format with substantial use of case studies and other small group learning activities. Classroom work is supported with small and full scale laboratory exercises examining the combustion process and factors influencing fire development in a compartment and compartment fire control methods.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
At the beginning of the course, the instructor will discus the methods used to evaluate student performance and progress and the criteria for assigning a course grade. A course syllabus will be provided. Assessment methods may include one or more of the following: examinations, quizzes, homework assignments, research papers, laboratory analysis, written and oral reports, simulations, and classroom presentations.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)