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20191226185306question_3___4_announcement.docxUnit IV Announcement
Unit IV Announcement
Students:
This unit delves into fire protection systems in your community. Interactions between public and private water systems, fire protection engineers, and construction managers that must come in on budget. What external pressures are placed on the fire officer from city management and elected officials to get a project approved and built? What economic incentives are at stake for the builder and the city when a project is held up due to a failed fire protection system test? How does your organization interface with an industrial fire brigade during a response? These are just a few issues that a fire officer can face.
Unit III Summary:
We are looking at the basic functions of fire alarms systems. Fire alarm systems have various inputs (pull station, smoke detectors, heat detector, IR and UV detectors) and outputs (bells, strobes, annunciator panels, voice commands, and suppression system activation. Legacy systems are hardwired into circuits and are limited in the information that is provided to the annunciator panel and fire alarm receiving station (think ADT operator). New systems are energy efficient, inputs/outputs are software program addressable and provide detailed information to the annunciator panel and fire alarm receiving station.
Thoughts for you to ponder:
· Would a public water system adequately provide water to a fire protection system where you live?
· What are the characteristics of fire brigades in the industrial or commercial setting?
· Should fire brigades be a part of today’s fire protection?
These points to ponder are critical for you as a leader to identify and prepare strategically as all of these challenges can potentially affect your agency or you.
Here is a link for you to research:
IFWfireworld. (2014). Texas A&M Industrial Fire School. IFWfireworld YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eyEDMUB7Kw
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Question 3 & 4 Announcement
Unit IV Announcement
Unit IV Announcement
Students:
This unit delves into fire protection systems in your community.
Interactions between public and
private water systems, fire protection engineers, and construction managers that must come in on
budget.
What external pressures are placed on the fire offic
er from city management and elected
officials to get a project approved and built? What economic incentives are at stake for the builder and
the city when a project is held up due to a failed fire protection system test? How does your
organization interfac
e with an industrial fire brigade during a response? These are just a few issues that
a fire officer can face.
Unit III Summary:
We are looking at the basic functions of fire alarms systems.
Fire alarm systems have various inputs
(pull station, smoke
detectors, heat detector, IR and UV detectors) and outputs (bells, strobes,
annunciator panels, voice commands, and suppression system activation.
Legacy systems are hardwired
into circuits and are limited in the information that is provided to the annunc
iator panel and fire alarm
receiving station (think ADT operator).
New systems are energy efficient, inputs/outputs are software
program addressable and provide detailed information to the annunciator panel and fire alarm receiving
station.
Thoughts fo
r you to ponder:
·
Would a public water system adequately provide water to a fire protection system where you
live?
·
What are the characteristics of fire brigades in the industrial or commercial setting?
·
Should fire brigades be a part of today’s fire protec
tion?
These points to ponder are critical for you as a leader to identify and prepare strategically as all of these
challenges can potentially affect your agency or you.
Question 3 & 4 Announcement
Unit IV Announcement
Unit IV Announcement
Students:
This unit delves into fire protection systems in your community. Interactions between public and
private water systems, fire protection engineers, and construction managers that must come in on
budget. What external pressures are placed on the fire officer from city management and elected
officials to get a project approved and built? What economic incentives are at stake for the builder and
the city when a project is held up due to a failed fire protection system test? How does your
organization interface with an industrial fire brigade during a response? These are just a few issues that
a fire officer can face.
Unit III Summary:
We are looking at the basic functions of fire alarms systems. Fire alarm systems have various inputs
(pull station, smoke detectors, heat detector, IR and UV detectors) and outputs (bells, strobes,
annunciator panels, voice commands, and suppression system activation. Legacy systems are hardwired
into circuits and are limited in the information that is provided to the annunciator panel and fire alarm
receiving station (think ADT operator). New systems are energy efficient, inputs/outputs are software
program addressable and provide detailed information to the annunciator panel and fire alarm receiving
station.
Thoughts for you to ponder:
Would a public water system adequately provide water to a fire protection system where you
live?
What are the characteristics of fire brigades in the industrial or commercial setting?
Should fire brigades be a part of today’s fire protection?
These points to ponder are critical for you as a leader to identify and prepare strategically as all of these
challenges can potentially affect your agency or you.
