Building Construction

This textbook matches the course outline and objectives identified by the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) committee for the Building Construction for Fire Protection core course. This new 3rd edition provides the reader with basic instruction about how buildings are designed and constructed and how this relates to emergency operations. In addition to basic construction principles, a new emphasis is placed on firefighter safety, newer types of construction that may be difficult to identify, and green construction principles. This edition is illustrated with new drawings and photos, case histories that emphasize real-life safety principles, key terms, and review questions. Fire inspectors, preincident planners, fireground commanders, investigators, and firefighters will all find useful and valuable information in this new edition.(publisher IFSTA / FPP)

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The course workbook is intended as a study aid for students using the Building Construction Related to the Fire Service manual (3rd edition) as part of a class. The use of this course workbook will help improve student performances. Instructors may choose to integrate these course workbook activities into their classes or use them as homework assignments or pre-course work. Different types of questions and activities are used to reinforce different learning styles. References to page numbers are included in the workbook so students can use the product as a self-study tool by referring to the manual for correct answers. The answer key, however, is included with the instructor’s curriculum materials where students cannot obtain access. (publisher IFSTA / FPP)

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This self-study guide is a supplement to the 3rd edition of Building Construction Related to the Fire Service manual. The questions are designed to help students remember information and to make them think. The guide contains hundreds of multiple choice questions. The answers, found in the back of the self-study guide, are listed by chapter. Each answer is referenced to the Building Construction to the Fire Service (3rd edition) manual page on which the answer can be found. (publisher IFSTA / FPP)

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This electronic version of of the self-study guide allows the individual student to proceed through the questions in any order, find out immediately whether his or her answer is right or wrong, and be referred to the print manual for correct answers as necessary. Most questions are in the same multiple-choice format that is used on civil service and certification examinations. The program also tracks the results of each session as a record of progress. Each time a student goes through the program, the questions are rearranged randomly to prevent answering correctly through rote memorization. Windows® compatible only. (publisher IFSTA / FPP)

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The Building Construction Instructor Disc meets the objectives for the FESHE model curriculum outcomes for Building Construction for Fire Protection. The Building Construction Instructor Disc is designed to teach the components of building construction that relate to fire and life safety such as the major types of building construction and their amount of fire resistance. Students will learn about construction elements and design features that affect inspection, preplanning, and fire fighting. This instructor disc contains materials needed to teach a course in conjunction with the IFSTA Building Construction Related to the Fire Service (3rd edition) manual. The materials can be modified as needed because they were created using the basic features of Microsoft Word® and Microsoft PowerPoint®. The disc has a user-friendly interface that allows instructors to select the appropriate component from a menu. Included in each chapter are: • PowerPoint® presentations • Instructor outlines • Review questions and answers • Test questions and answers All of the files are customizable to allow instructors to add their own information. (publisher IFSTA / FPP)

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IFSTA now offers high-quality teaching materials in all-inclusive kits and the ability to easily customize the curriculum at any time—all at an affordable price. IFSTA Instructor Resource Kits offers everything instructors need to teach courses that use IFSTA manuals as their primary text. The Building Construction Related to the Fire Service Instructor Resource Kit provides the resources needed to teach courses that use the Building Construction Related to the Fire Service (3rd edition) manual. The kit includes: • A Building Construction Related to the Fire Service manual(3rd edition-37022 • Instructor Disc-37024 • Study Guide on CD-37025 • Clip Art_37026 • A blank CD-ROM to save customized materials (publisher IFSTA / FPP)

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