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Free SFPE distance learning course

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) has developed a complimentary distance learning course:

Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment
This five hour equivalent course is presented free of charge by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Development of the course was supported by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This course was developed primarily for fire service and fire prevention officers, but may be of value to many engineers and students would like to understand fire risk assessment and presented by William E. Koffel, Jr., P.E. The full course consists of 19 lecture sessions each of which can be viewed in about 15 minutes.

Online courses

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NFPA's online courses are ready when you are. Training from the code experts is right at your finger tips. The farthest you have to go is your computer. No time away from work or home. You can work at your own pace: day or night.

Here are the program series you can take:

NFPA 70E – Electrical Safety
Electrical Installations in Hazardous Locations
Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Fire Alarm Fundamentals, Intermediate, & Advanced Topics
2008 Changes to NFPA 72
Fire Stopping
Fire and Life Safety in Healthcare Occupancies
Handling Flammable Liquids
Warehouse Fire Safety
Project Management
Fire Extinguishers at Work
Introduction to Electricity
NICET Test Prep – Facilities Preparation
Online Terrorist Awareness Course for First Responders
Introduction to Fall Protection

Online Terrorist Awareness Course for First Responders
Target Safety and NFPA have joined forces to provide convenient, cost-effective training to help alert all first responders to signs of terrorist activity. A certificate is provided upon completion of the following four modules:

Module 1 - An overview of terrorism and a detailed look at various terrorist weapons.
Module 2 - Incidents and Indicators, including recognizing suspicious incidents, key indicators, warning signs and detection clues.
Module 3 - Self-Protection - Types of potential harm and means of protection.
Module 4 - Planning and Incident Response - Preparing for terrorist incidents, establishing incident command, initial response and managing victims.

The cost of this three hour course is just $24.95 for all four modules. Register for this course, or get more information.