Fires impact people, property and the environment in all countries around the world. In some cases, the resulting losses are extraordinary, causing hundreds of deaths, widespread damage to property and contents and significant impacts on the environment. More often, fires may cause a single casualty or affect a single home, though the effects are still highly significant to those affected and collectively are substantial. This course will provide an overview of the challenges posed by fire as well as the fire safety solutions that are available to meet those challenges.
The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the Environment
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University of Maryland, College Park
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
1Introduction to Fire Behavior
4 videos (Total 65 minutos), 4 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Flames [11:08]11m
Products of Fires [18:43]18m
Compartment Fires [24:08]24m
4 lecturas
Fire Protection Engineering [ppt]10m
Flames [ppt]10m
Products of Fire [ppt]10m
Compartment Fires [pdf]10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Introduction to Fire Behavior Quiz8m
Semana
2What is Fire Protection Engineering?
6 videos (Total 79 minutos), 6 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
Designing Safer Building [7:31]7m
History of Fire Protection Engineering [18:57]18m
Why Fire Protection Engineering is an Exciting & Rewarding Profession [13:55]13m
About SFPE [11:34]11m
Licensure of Fire Protection Engineers [19:09]19m
6 lecturas
Catastrophic Fire [ppt]10m
Design Safer Buildings [pdf]10m
History of Fire Protection Engineering [pdf]10m
Why Fire Protection Engineering is an Exciting & Rewarding Profession [pdf]10m
About SFPE [pdf]10m
Licensure of Fire Protection Engineers [pdf]10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
What is Fire Protection Engineering?12m
Semana
3Fire Safety Subsystems
4 videos (Total 73 minutos), 4 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Detection and Alarm Systems [19:08]19m
Fire Suppression Systems [19:46]19m
Smoke Control Systems [22:40]22m
4 lecturas
Fire Safety Systems [pdf]10m
Detection and Alarm Systems [pdf]10m
Fire Suppression Systems [pdf]10m
Smoke Control Systems [pdf]10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Fire Safety Systems Quiz10m
Semana
4The Effects of Fire on People
4 videos (Total 89 minutos), 4 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
What Human Behavior in Fire is NOT [17:55]17m
Types of Human Behavior in Fires: Incidents & Case Studies [27:41]27m
Transition into Practice: Why Does all of this Matter? [20:45]20m
4 lecturas
What is Human Behavior in Fire? [pdf]10m
Why Human Behavior in Fire is NOT… [pdf]10m
Types of Human Behavior in Fires: Incidents and Case Studies [pdf]10m
Translation into Practice – Why does all of this matter? [pdf]10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
The Effects of Fire on People10m
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por MK•Dec 27th 2016
Amazing course of fire science and learnt alot of new concepts and things. I am really excited to implement the newly learnt knowledge and skills. Thanks Coursera
por RB•Feb 16th 2017
The contents of the course are really easier to absorb and very informative. They are structured in a simpler way and very effective to gain knowledge easily
Instructor
James Milke, PhD
Professor and ChairDepartment of Fire Protection and Engineering
Acerca de University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 37,000 students, 9,000 faculty and staff, and 250 academic programs. Its faculty includes three Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 47 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. The institution has a $1.8 billion operating budget, secures $500 million annually in external research funding and recently completed a $1 billion fundraising campaign.
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