Agenda

Program Overview
Descriptions

Outline
Internship Program
Pre-Registration
Donations

Questions and Comments.

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Program Overview
Fire Alarm Systems Training
Fire Alarm Systems Training is a program to produce competent and
qualified individuals. It is our belief that properly trained and
knowledgeable fire alarm system designers and technicians will reduce
the amount of false alarms and improve the quality of life in their
community.
Graduates will be considered qualified per NFPA 72, New Hanover
County Fire Service and the Wilmington, NC Fire Department.

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Program Overview
Curriculum
Lesson
Three per week
Distance Learning

Pre-Test
5 questions, 15 minutes
Identifies areas of focus
Written Exam review
Non-graded
Progress Survey
10 questions, 10 minutes
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Measures progress
Graded
Lab
In-person at North Campus
3 hours
Hands-on
Written Exam
Follows lab
60 questions, 60 minutes
Graded.
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Basic Fire Alarm Systems
(May 2012)
This course is designed for those individuals who are new to the fire
alarm industry and will focus on fundamentals. Students will learn basic
electrical theory and understand resistance, voltage and current.
Individuals currently in the fire alarm industry would benefit from the
concepts and theories, which will be built upon in the advanced course.

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Course Description
Basic Fire Alarm Systems
Basic electrical workmanship and installation methods for fire alarm
equipment and devices
Requirements of codes and standards that govern fire alarm systems
and installations
NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm Code

NFPA 70, the National Electric Code (NEC).

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Course Outline
Basic Fire Alarm Systems
Week 1
Week 3
First-Aid
Ohm's Law
Safety
Electrical Theory
Composition and
Schematic Reading and
Documentation
Interpretation
Week 2
Week 4
Mathematic Fundamentals
Test Equipment
Metric System and
Electrical Workmanship
Conversions
Standards
Physical Science Concepts
Wiring Fundamentals
Lab 1: Circuits and Electrical Theory
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Basic Fire Alarm Systems
Week 5
Codes and Standards
Fire Alarm Symbols and
Terminology
Fire Alarm Systems
Week 6
Device and System
Compatibility
Circuits and Pathways
Power Sources

Week 7
System Calculations
Initiating Devices
Automatic Detection
Methods
Week 8
Prevention of Nuisance and
False Alarms
System Notification
Appliances
Relocation and Evacuation
Lab 2: Assemble fire alarm system
Signals
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Basic Fire Alarm Systems
Week 9
Smoke Detector Operation
Smoke Detector Spacing
Heat Detector Operation
Week 10
Heat Detector Spacing
Logic and Control Functions
Types of Fire Alarm Systems

Week 11
Protective Premises Systems
Proprietary Supervising
Stations
Central Station Systems
Week 12
Remote Station Systems
Auxiliary Systems
Guards Tour Service

Lab 3: Fire Alarm System Repair and Maintenance

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Basic Fire Alarm Systems
Week 13
System Periodic Test
Listing Agencies
Week 15
Household Systems
Commissioning and
Systems Integration
Acceptance Testing
Week 14
Maintenance Procedures
Emergency Voice and Alarm Inspections
Communication Systems
Week 16
(EVAC)
Fire Suppression Systems
System Integrity and
Reports and Contracts
Supervision
Project Specifications
Lab 4: Inspections and Periodic Tests
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Advanced Fire Alarm Systems*
(October 2012)
This course is designed for individuals who are fire alarm technicians, or
have intermediate experience in the fire alarm industry and will focus
on application and design. Concepts covered will include smoke
generation and propagation, detection principles and combustion
characteristics.

* - Advanced curriculum is under development and could change prior to start date.

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Advanced Fire Alarm Systems
Concepts addressing the behavior and generation of smoke and the
combustion process
Requirements of codes and standards that govern fire alarm systems
and installations
NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm Code
NFPA 70, the National Electric Code (NEC)
The International Building Code (IBC).

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Program Outline
Advanced Fire Alarm Systems
Week 1
Prescriptive and
Performance Design
Building Codes and
Standards
Smoke Detection Spacing
Week 2
Thermal Detection Spacing
Sprinkler System Interface
Audible Appliances
Lab 1: Fire Alarm System Layout
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Week 3
Visual Appliances
Construction Plans and
Drawings
Project Correspondence
Week 4
Shop and Riser Drawings
Ancillary Systems
Electricity and Electronics

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Advanced Fire Alarm Systems
Week 5
Week 7
Agency Listing
Tactile Notification
Requirements
Surge and Transient
NFPA 70
Protection
State and Federal Agencies Intelligent Systems
Week 6
Week 8
Circuit Calculations
Reliable and Survivable
Remote Communication
Systems
Pathways
Communication Methods
Shop Drawings
Interconnection of Systems
Lab 2: Fire Alarm System Calculations
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Advanced Fire Alarm Systems
Week 9
Insurance Agencies and Org.
Training and Presentations
Local Wireless Systems
Week 10
Hostile Environment Design
Considerations
Design Review
Combustion - Theory and
Principles
Lab 3: Design Review
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Week 11
Smoke Propagation
Principles in Buildings
Hazard Protection Analysis
Prevention of Nuisance and
False Alarms
Week 12
Special Hazard Protection
Systems
Public Reporting Systems
Project Management
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Advanced Fire Alarm Systems
Week 13
UV/IR Detection Methods
Contract Documents
Systems for Smoke Control
Week 14
Intelligibility Standards
Voice Systems
Flame Sensing Detectors

Week 15
Logic Equations
Microprocessor Based
Control Systems
Proposal Generation
Week 16
Design Surveys and
Preparation
IP Communications
Project Close-Out

Lab 4: Fire Alarm System Design

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Internship Program
FAST Internship Program
Program designed to allow students with no prior experience in the fire
alarm industry, to acquire hands-on skills with participating fire alarm
contractors and organizations
Participating fire alarm contractors and firms complete a form listing
skills they can provide (rough-in, pull wire, inspections, etc.)
Students are provided with an alphabetical list to choose a company
with skill sets they desire
Students will perform internship and not receive wages, but acquire
hands-on skills desired by potential employers
Companies and firms contribute to the development of future fire
alarm industry professionals and get a "first-look" at prospective
technicians.
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Sponsor Application
Participating fire alarm contractors and firms
complete a form listing skills they can
provide
Contact Information
Workday hours

Skills offering
Comments / Suggestions
Submit completed form to CFCC.

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Sponsor Listing
Students are provided with an alphabetical
list to choose a company with skill sets they
desire
Contact information
Skills offering

Workday
Comments.

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Participant Application
Students interested in internship program
submit application
Contact information
Primary and secondary choices
Skills desired
Availability
Comments.

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FAST Pre-Registration
CFCC is preparing to open pre-registration to prospective students

Student Registration fee - $175.00

The first class in each course will be limited to thirty (30) students
The frequency of the course offerings will be determined on interest
and announced at a later date
Registration will be in accordance with CFCCs Tuition and Fees
policy found at http://cfcc.edu/admissions/fees.html.

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Donations
Course budget will not accommodate equipment needed to provide a
well-rounded graduate of the program
Solicit companies and organizations to support FAST
Placard will be affixed to equipment
Logo on flyers and promotional materials
501(c)(3) Non-Profit Status
Donor determines value.

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Thank You!
Contact Information
pinferrera@cfcc.edu
bporter@cfcc.edu

Cape Fear Community College

4500 Blue Clay Road
Castle Hayne, NC 28429

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