FIR 2304 Week 1 Assignment Project

FIR 2304 Week 1 Assignment Project | columbia-southern-university

Unit I Project

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Instructions

For this assignment, you will choose a commercial building in your local area. You may not use a fire department building for this assignment. It may be a completed building or one under construction, as long as you are able to accomplish all requirements below.

§  Identify the building you have chosen for this project. Give a brief description of its location, type, use, and general size or layout.

§  Detail any Geographic Information System (GIS) data that may exist for this building. If you cannot access GIS information or maps for this building, discuss any information that would likely be documented in GIS that can aid fire crews in a response.

§  Identify any significant features that should be documented in a prefire plan.

§  Discuss at least three specific features of this building that would be subject to fire resistance testing.

§  Analyze firefighter safety concerns that are specific to this building. Include possible strategies and tactics to address these concerns.

Your project must include (at a minimum):

§  four pictures of the building exterior (A–D sides),

§  three pictures of the specific building features you identified that are subject to fire resistance testing, and

§  two pictures of different fire protection systems in the building.

The written portion of your project must be a minimum of two pages in length. Photographs, GIS mapping, and the title and reference pages do not count toward meeting the written two-page requirement.

You must use at least two sources to support your written analysis, one of which may be your eTextbook. All sources used must have proper APA-formatted citations and references.

Resources

The following resource(s) may help you with this assignment.

§  Citation Guide

§  Submit Writing Center Request