Our CFPS Course Syllabus

This highly acclaimed certification in-line with NFPA standards can be beneficial for fire safety officer, firefighter, fire inspectors, fire prevention officer, risk manager, and other top-level professionals. Here is our detailed syllabus structure:

Detection And Alarm

• Understand operational characteristics of the modern fire alarm systems.
• Understand operational characteristics and proper application of automatic fire detectors.
• Understand the benefits and requirements of fire alarm systems interfaced to other systems.
• Understand inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm systems.

Water-Based Suppression

• Evaluate need for water distribution systems.
• Provide plans review for water-based systems.
• Identify and understand water supply system requirements.
• Identify and understand design criteria for hydraulics for fire protection.
• Determine water supply adequacy.
• Identify and understand the operating principles of stationary fire pumps.
• Understand fine water mist systems and their applications.
• Identify and understand the operating principles of automatic sprinkler systems.

Fire Suppression Without Water

• Identify and understand halogen and direct halogen replacement agents and systems.
• Provide plans review for non-water-based systems.
• Identify and understand the properties, proper use/application, and the limitations of carbon dioxide extinguishing agents and application systems.
• Identify and understand the properties, proper use/application, and the limitations of both dry and wet chemical extinguishing agents and application systems.
• Identify and understand the basic characteristics and applications of various foam extinguishing agents and the methods for producing fire-fighting foam system.
• Identify and understand proper use and maintenance of portable fire extinguishers.
• Identify and understand the proper extinguishing agents and application techniques for combustible metal fires.
• Care and maintenance of non-water-based extinguishing systems.

Fire Prevention

• Develop policies, procedures, and training programs to inform and educate population in fire prevention principles and fire and life safety practices.
• Understand proper design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems and appliances.
• Identify the components that, alone or in combination, form emergency and standby power systems.
• Understand the dynamics of heating systems.
• Identify basic components of and the hazards associated with ‘hot work’ and the following manufacturing processes.
• Practice proper storage and handling procedures.
• Identify the fire hazards of grinding processes.
• Identify common types of refrigeration and associated hazards.
• Identify the unique hazards of semiconductor manufacturing.
• Identify fire prevention housekeeping basics.
• Initiate and track corrective action for life safety and fire protection deficiencies and coordinate hazard abatement solutions with building managers, physical plant personnel, and engineering department.
• Safety Control Systems (PLC Safety Controllers, Hardwired Interlock Systems) as it applies to:NFPA 70E, 79, 85 and 86 ANSI/ISA 84.00.01-2003 (IEC 61511) Safety Integrity Levels 1, 2 or 3.

Facility Fire Hazard Management

• Possess knowledge of property fire insurance, building construction and/or field experience performing fire/property surveys involving detailed analyse.
• Be able to observe, examine, inspect, gather data and describe all aspects of a property/building and business.
• Conduct complex inspection surveys of commercial and residential properties to evaluate physical characteristics of a property and business.
• Understand and apply related NFPA standards and company requirements and standards.
• Possess knowledge of fire services, environmental hazards, and building construction.
• Oversee acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance and disposition of building.
• Manage the maintenance of building structures.
• Evaluate code, law, and regulation compliance of a facility’s operations.
• Develop and manage emergency preparedness procedures and assure all emergency and procedures are tested as planned.
• Understand public protection class and municipal and private water systems.

Safety In The Built Environment

• Identify challenges to safety in the built environment.
• Apply fundamentals of safe building design.
• Be familiar with the local and regional codes and standards for the built environment.

Basics Of Fire And Fire Science

• Identify the chemistry and physics of fire.
• Identify dynamics of fire growth.

Information And Analysis For Fire Protection

• Conduct fire loss investigation.
• Collect and use fire incident data and statistics.
• Conduct fire analysis.
• Apply data and analysis.

Human Behavior In Fire Emergencies

• Identify principles of human behavior and fire.
• Identify concepts of egress design.
• Use calculation methods for egress prediction.

System Approaches To Property Classes

• Assess life safety as it relates to:
  • Understand fire protection in special occupancies.
  • Understand fire protection in warehouse and storage operations.
  • Understand fire protection of electronic equipment.

Organizing For Fire And Rescue Services

• Perform pre-incident planning for industrial and commercial facilities.
• Understand operations of fire loss prevention and emergency organizations.
• Understand operations of emergency medical services.
• Understand municipal fire prevention and code enforcement operations.
• Train fire and emergency services.
• Understand operations of fire department facilities and fire training facilities.
• Understand operations of public emergency services communication systems.
• Understand fire department apparatus and equipment.
• Understand the use and function of fire and emergency services protective clothing and protective equipment.
• Evaluate fire department resources and the placement thereof.

Materials, Products And Environments

• Understand the hazards of:
  • Understand explosion prevention and protection.
  • Understand the precautionary need for various types of air-moving equipment.
  • Selection, operation, and maintenance of materials-handling equipment.

Confining Fires

• Understand building construction elements for fire protection.
• Understand the following elements of confinement of fire in buildings.
• Identify and describe the structural damage factors to be evaluated after a fire.
• Identify fire hazards of construction, alteration and demolition of buildings.