International Fire Marshals Association (IFMA)

Training programs

If you are interested in attending or sponsoring any of the programs listed below, please contact Steven Sawyer at +1 617 984-7424.

Principles of Fire Protection Engineering
July 24-27, 2006, New Brighton, Minnesota
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The Principles of Fire Protection Engineering course consists of 10 sessions over a period of four days. The sessions involve the following engineering educational subject areas:

Combustion and Ignition Phenomenon – Theories of diffusion flame combustion, fire dynamics, suppression theory, and suppression agents.
Fire Endurance Evaluation – Review of the development and application of standard and innovative fire endurance test procedures for building assemblies including doors, windows, walls, floors, and ceilings.
Construction and Structural Features – Performance of basic construction materials in the fire environment. The fire compartment involvement process and the concept of designing building compartmentalization.
Materials Applications – Evaluation procedures for flame spread, smoke production, and toxicity of interior finish, floor coverings, and furnishings.
Fire Protection Design Evaluation – Procedures for the evaluation of fire safety. Smoke management systems design principles and evaluation techniques.
Life Risk Analysis – Human tenability limits. Human behavior variables in fire incidents including convergence clusters, social inhibition-facilitation, altruistic, and non-adaptive actions.
Detection and Alarm Systems – Review of the types of detectors and the laboratory evaluation test procedures. Reliability and installation design characteristics.
Sprinkler System Developments – Characteristics of design and approval of the various types of sprinklers and water mist nozzles with application implications.
Design of Water Suppression Systems – Design of sprinkler and water mist systems with review of standard procedures and innovative research applications.
Egress and Exits – Basic theoretical code concepts with examination of egress components and design variables.

Management Institute for Fire Prevention
The International Fire Marshals Association Fire Protection Institute Course - Management Institute for Fire Prevention consists of 2 sessions over a two day period. These sessions are taught by experts in their field.

Who should attend? This course is open to all individuals interested in furthering their basic knowledge and understanding of managing a fire prevention program. Who should attend: fire prevention personnel interested in advancing their career, fire marshals, and others interested in becoming managers.

The following topics are covered:

Strategic Planning for Fire Prevention Programs
Major points of this presentation include:
- Developing Mission Statements, Goals, and Values
- Determining current Situation Status and mapping out a Plan for the Future
- Creating the essential Ingredients of a Strategic Plan
- Managing Participant Input to obtain a Commitment to the Final Plan
Evaluation of Fire Prevention Programs
This presentation will address:
- Communicating with the public on the progress of the Strategic Plan
- Developing Work Load Indicators and Measurements of Effectiveness and Efficiency
- Constructing Annual Organizational Performance Reports
- Transmitting Evaluation and Audit Report results to Policy Makers and Managers

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