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Campus Fire and Life Safety III: Codes and Systems W0195

Training Specialist


Keith Heckler
301-447-1380

Delivery type


2-day on-campus

ACE recommendation


Pending (ACE Review): In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in fire science, emergency management or fire prevention.

Fundamental-level course. Note: Course only available to on-campus weekend program students.
This fundamental-level course will empower the student to identify and mitigate common campus fire and life safety risks, as well as understand the basic components and operation of fire protection and life safety systems.

Pre-course materials and course syllabus

Instructions to Download Student Manual: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_0195.pdf PDF 109KB
Course Syllabus: https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0195.pdf PDF 279KB

The target audience for this course will include (but not be limited to):

  • Campus staff with responsibility for student safety, including campus housing coordinators.
  • Fire department staff (both on campus and off campus).
  • Local government officials (code enforcement, building inspection, etc.).

Incident Command System (ICS)-100-level and ICS-200-level training. Preferred courses are Q0462 and Q0463, available through NFA Online. Chief's signature attests that the applicant has completed this required training.