Fire Prevention:
Inspection and Code Enforcement, 3E
David Diamantes
Ideal for use as
a key component of any professional fire-inspector training program
The third edition of Fire Prevention:
Inspection and Code Enforcement is updated to reflect the 2006
ICC and Uniform Fire Codes.
This book features step-by-step explanations
and practical examples of the use of model building and fire
prevention codes, including detailed information on the legal,
economic, and political aspects of the fire inspection process.
A comprehensive guide to the "nuts and bolts"
of actually inspecting and enforcing code, topics addressed include:
right of entry, enforcement authority, the permit system, building
limits and types of construction, and fire protection systems and
their maintenance.
Its convenient, 3-part format enables readers
to progress logically from the study of code administration,
inspection, and enforcement procedures.
Ideal for use as a key component of any
professional fire-inspector training program, this book also serves
as an excellent reference for building and property maintenance
inspectors.
Features:
- All information is up-to-date
and based on current model building and fire codes,
including: 2006 International Building and Fire
Codes, 2006 Uniform Fire Code, and Life Safety
Code/NFPA 5000 codes
- Coverage of recent events, as
well as new construction materials and technology
bring readers up to date with the latest fire
prevention concerns
- A new section on organization
and use of the IBC enables readers to navigate
easily through this code
- Coverage of NFPA 1031 Job
Performance Requirements (JPRs) including a
correlation to the content in the text, providing
readers with all of the information they need to
prepare successfully for professional certification
- The history and organization
of building and fire codes is reviewed, and offer
valuable insights into the evolution of modern codes
and their role in fire prevention today
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Contents:
Section 1: Fire Prevention through
Regulation
Chapter 1 Code Administration
Chapter 2 Inspection
Section 2: The Building Code
Chapter 3 Use and Occupancy
Chapter 4 Building Limitations and Types of Construction
Chapter 5 Fire Restrictive Construction Elements
Chapter 6 Installation of Fire Protection Systems
Chapter 7 Means of Egress
Chapter 8 Interior Finish Requirements
Section 3: The Fire Prevention Code
Chapter 9 General Fire Safety
Provisions
Chapter 10 Maintenance of Fire Protection Systems
Chapter 11 Means of Egress Maintenance for Occupancies
Chapter 12 Hazardous Materials
Chapter 13 Flammable Liquids and Aerosols
Chapter 14 Detonation and Deflagration Hazards
Chapter 15 Hazardous Assembly Occupancies
Chapter 16 Other Storage and Processing Occupancies
Chapter 17 Compressed Gases and Cyrogenic Liquids
Chapter 18 Pesticides and Other Health Hazards
Chapter 19 Using Referenced Standards
Appendix A Equivalents, Conversion
Charts, and Related Mathematics
Appendix B Numerical Index - National Fire Codes Contents
Appendix C Alphabetical Index - National Fire Codes Contents
336 Pages -
8 x 9-1/4 in.
Copyright
2007
About the Author:
David Diamantes is a fire
prevention/protection consultant, code trainer, curriculum developer
and author. He retired after twenty-five years with the Fairfax
County, Virginia Fire and Rescue Department, where he served as a
firefighter, company officer and fire prevention officer.
Mr. Diamantes has served as an instructor at
the National Fire Academy, Northern Virginia Community College,
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in College Park, Maryland,
Harrisburg Area Community College, Virginia Fire Marshal Academy and
for the International Code Council.
He holds the following certifications:
Certified Building Official (CBO), International Code Council; Fire
Inspector, Commonwealth of Virginia; Building Inspector,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Residential Building Inspector,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Building Plans Examiner, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
David Diamantes is the author of FIRE
PREVENTION: INSPECTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT and is a contributing
author for FIRE OFFICER 3E and BUILDING DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION,
3E.
He received an Associate's Degree in Fire Science
Administration/Fire Investigation from Northern Virginia Community
College and a Bachelor of Fire Science Degree from the University of
Maryland
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