Fire Prevention Unit IV Power Point Presentation

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Your municipality is considering adoption of several modifications to the current

fire code for all commercial buildings over 4,000 square feet. Specifically of in

terest to you, the primary modification will require the installation, maintenance,

and inspection of the appropriate fire protection system for each type of com

mercial business. As the fire inspector, you have been asked to come to the n

ext city council meeting to educate the members on the matter.

Prepare a 10- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes information on

the installation, maintenance, and inspection of each of the following types of fi

re suppression systems:

 Automatic sprinkle

 Wet-

 Dry-



 Dry-

 Wet-

 Clean-agent extinguishing systems (halogenated agen

 Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems

Remember that the city council members are laypeople, so be sure to include

pictures and explain any technical information that may be confusing for them.

You are encouraged to include information regarding the economic impact of th

is code adoption.

You may also use the information in your textbook. Your presentation should in

clude at least two references to support discussion. Be sure to cite any source

s used in a reference slide, using proper APA formatting. The title and referen

ce slides do not count towards the slide-count requirement.