030-0505/01 – Fire-Fighting Equipment Fundamentals (ZTP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Fire Protection | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Ondřej Zavila, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Ondřej Zavila, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2004/2005 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
| Intended for the faculties | FBI | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The main point of the subject is to introduce basic terminology, principles and way of use of chosen fire protection technical equipment. It covers the field of basic fire protection armatures, breathing apparatuses, detectors, protective clothes, fire tracks, fire-fighting aircrafts, fire pumps and fire extinguishers.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
Students will get an overview of basic terminology, principles and way of use of chosen technical eyuipment of fire protection. All topics will be presented by spoken word with a support of electronic presentation, illustrative pictures and videos. Spoken presentation will also be completed by original fire protection technical equipment exhibits.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Creating and introducing presentation focused on chosen topic.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Fire-fighting armatures – suction part and delivery part.
2. Breathing apparatuses – air.
3. Breathing apparatuses – oxygen.
4. Dettection eyuipment and monitoring.
5. Protective clothing – basics. Personal protective equipment firefighters.
6. Protective clothing – chemical protective clothes and its testing.
7. Clothing against radiant heat.
8. Fire-fighting tracks.
9. Fire-finghting Air Service of Fire and Resque Service of the Czech Republic.
10. Fire pumps.
11. Fire extinguishers.
12. Manufacturing corporation visits.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction