00 Fire Protection and Life Safety Overview

Course Objectives:

Understand what causes fires to burn, their classifications, and their stages. 

Learn the differences between fire protection, fire prevention, life safety, and active and passive fire protection systems.  

Get an overview of the fire protection rules—codes, standards, and listings—plus how system installations and inspections, testing, and maintenance (ITM) happen. 

Learn about the major players in the industry. 

Know why fire protection and life safety are important, and the role QRFS plays. 

Course Curriculum

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Why Fire Protection and Life Safety Are Important