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Chubb Loss Control University is an AIA CEU approved provider. The following organizations have approved Chubb Loss Control University to provide CEU seminars: NJ Division of Fire Safety, NJ UCC, NY Building Officials, CT Building Officials, PA Building Officials and NY Professional Engineers.
Chubb Insurance Company, a large US based Property Insurance Company, has opened their fire protection training facility to the general public. They offer a 20% discount to Building and Fire Officials, see below. The cost includes a continental breakfast and afternoon beverages and snacks. A full service cafeteria is available on site for lunch at student cost. Class size is limited to 32. Each day is 8 hours, 6.5 of classroom time.
A video of the facility here:
http://www.chubb.com/businesses/service/chubb5974.html
Chubb Insurance Company Training Center is located in Warren, NJ, 07059,45 min from NYC, Interstate 78 at exit 33.
See http://www.chubb.com/lcu for more information.
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They are now offering 1 and 2 day "Hands On" fire protection seminars as follows:
Module 1, Water Supplies and Sprinkler Systems
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews the various water supplies for fire protection systems including suction, pressure, and gravity tanks, fire pumps, etc. The seminar overviews the various components of automatic sprinkler systems, and the wet pipe sprinkler system. “Hands on” activities include water supply testing, analyzing of test results, fire protection control valve inspection, and live fires with sprinkler activation. NFPA 25 testing requirements for wet pipe and control valves are reviewed and demonstrated.
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Module 2, Dry Deluge & Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews the components and operation of the dry, pre-action and deluge sprinkler systems. Fire detection systems are overviewed on how they interact with the pre-action and deluge systems. “Hands on” activities include tripping and resetting the dry pipe, pre-action and deluge valves. NFPA 25 testing requirements for these systems are reviewed and demonstrated.
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Module 3, Automatic Fire Pumps
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews automatic fire pumps including drivers, controllers and various components. “Hands on” activities include conducting an annual fire pump test on a diesel vertical turbine and electric booster pumps. Students will graph fire pump test data and learn how to review fire pump performance. NFPA 25 testing requirements for fire pumps and controllers are reviewed and demonstrated.
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Module 4, Maintaining Water-Based Fire Protection Systems:
Cost $680 Building and Fire Officials $540
Description: This 2 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews NFPA 25 including how to test various fire protection equipment to meet the NFPA standard. “Hands on” activities include testing of: control valves, wet, dry, pre-action and deluge valves, and activation of sprinklers via live fire. Conduct annual fire pump test and water supply testing. Students will graph fire pump test and water supply data and learn how interpret test results.
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Module 5, Fire Detection & Alarm Systems:
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and overviews fire detection and alarm systems. Initiating devices, control units, notification devices, wiring methods, and inspection & testing of NFPA 72 are reviewed. “Hands on” activities include fire detection demonstrations.
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Module 6, Warehouse Fire Protection:
Cost $680 Building and Fire Officials $540
Description: This 2 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and overviews NFPA 13 and 30 regarding warehouse fire protection. Topics covered include hydraulically calculated sprinkler systems, common warehouse problems, general storage and rack storage sprinkler requirements, commodity classification, ESFR sprinklers, flammable & combustible liquid storage sprinkler requirements and fire doors. “Hands on” activities include ESFR, ELO, and a large drop sprinkler live fire demonstrations and fire door drop testing.
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Module 7, Sprinkler Plan Review:
Cost $680 Building and Fire Officials $540
Description: This 2 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and overviews NFPA 13 including evaluating and selecting NFPA standards, reading drawings and identifying components, system design approaches, evaluating water supplies, and reviewing hydraulic calculations. A plan review workshop of sprinkler plans and hydraulic calculations is included. “Hands on” activities include water supply testing, overview and demonstration of wet, dry, pre-action and deluge sprinkler systems, sprinkler activation via live fire.
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Module 8,Standpipe Systems
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
This one-day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations that review standpipe systems. NFPA 14, IBC and NFPA 25 will be discussed, as well as installation and testing of standpipe systems. Hands-on activities include dry pipe trip testing, electric fire pump test and flow test of standpipe valves as required by NFPA 14 and 25.
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The facility is one of few in the USA where students see the fire protection equipment in operation. Fires are started to demonstrate how sprinklers operate during a fire. Learn how to conduct a fire pump test by actually flowing a diesel and electric fire pump, trip and reset dry pipe valves, deluge, single, double and cycling on/off preaction valves, flow a fire hydrant and take pitot readings and graph the test results. They do not just read the code to you, they explain how things work, and then demonstrate by hands on learning.
All equipment is operational and is demonstrated during seminars and includes the following:
Electric Booster Pump
Diesel Vertical Turbine Fire Pump
Wet Pipe Riser
3 Dry Pipe Risers
Single Interlocked Pre-Action Riser
Double Interlocked Pre-Action Riser
Cycling On/Off Pre-Action Riser
Deluge Sprinkler Riser
Fire Detection Devices including: Vesda Air Sampling, Infrared, Ionization, Photoelectric, Projection Beam, Thermal, and Ultraviolet
Wireless Fire Detection System
Rolling Steel Fire Door
Indoor and outdoor fire hydrants
Enclosed sprinkler activation area
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2012 Dates
SPRING SEMESTER
Module 1 Water Supplies & Sprinkler Systems 04/10/12
Module 2 Dry Pipe, Deluge & Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems 04/11/12
Module 3 Automatic Fire Pumps 04/12/12
Module 5 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems 04/13/12
Module 4 Maintaining Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 05/01/12
FALL SEMESTER
Module 8 Standpipe Systems 09/17/12
Module 6 Warehouse Fire Protection 09/18/12
Module 7 Sprinkler Plan Review 09/20/12
Module 1 Water Supplies & Sprinkler Systems 10/09/12
Module 2 Dry Pipe, Deluge & Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems 10/10/12
Module 3 Automatic Fire Pumps 10/11/12
Module 5 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems 10/12/12
Module 4 Maintaining Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 11/13/12
Chubb Insurance Company, a large US based Property Insurance Company, has opened their fire protection training facility to the general public. They offer a 20% discount to Building and Fire Officials, see below. The cost includes a continental breakfast and afternoon beverages and snacks. A full service cafeteria is available on site for lunch at student cost. Class size is limited to 32. Each day is 8 hours, 6.5 of classroom time.
A video of the facility here:
http://www.chubb.com/businesses/service/chubb5974.html
Chubb Insurance Company Training Center is located in Warren, NJ, 07059,45 min from NYC, Interstate 78 at exit 33.
See http://www.chubb.com/lcu for more information.
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They are now offering 1 and 2 day "Hands On" fire protection seminars as follows:
Module 1, Water Supplies and Sprinkler Systems
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews the various water supplies for fire protection systems including suction, pressure, and gravity tanks, fire pumps, etc. The seminar overviews the various components of automatic sprinkler systems, and the wet pipe sprinkler system. “Hands on” activities include water supply testing, analyzing of test results, fire protection control valve inspection, and live fires with sprinkler activation. NFPA 25 testing requirements for wet pipe and control valves are reviewed and demonstrated.
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Module 2, Dry Deluge & Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews the components and operation of the dry, pre-action and deluge sprinkler systems. Fire detection systems are overviewed on how they interact with the pre-action and deluge systems. “Hands on” activities include tripping and resetting the dry pipe, pre-action and deluge valves. NFPA 25 testing requirements for these systems are reviewed and demonstrated.
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Module 3, Automatic Fire Pumps
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews automatic fire pumps including drivers, controllers and various components. “Hands on” activities include conducting an annual fire pump test on a diesel vertical turbine and electric booster pumps. Students will graph fire pump test data and learn how to review fire pump performance. NFPA 25 testing requirements for fire pumps and controllers are reviewed and demonstrated.
**********************************************************************************************
Module 4, Maintaining Water-Based Fire Protection Systems:
Cost $680 Building and Fire Officials $540
Description: This 2 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and reviews NFPA 25 including how to test various fire protection equipment to meet the NFPA standard. “Hands on” activities include testing of: control valves, wet, dry, pre-action and deluge valves, and activation of sprinklers via live fire. Conduct annual fire pump test and water supply testing. Students will graph fire pump test and water supply data and learn how interpret test results.
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Module 5, Fire Detection & Alarm Systems:
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
Description: This 1 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and overviews fire detection and alarm systems. Initiating devices, control units, notification devices, wiring methods, and inspection & testing of NFPA 72 are reviewed. “Hands on” activities include fire detection demonstrations.
*********************************************************************************************
Module 6, Warehouse Fire Protection:
Cost $680 Building and Fire Officials $540
Description: This 2 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and overviews NFPA 13 and 30 regarding warehouse fire protection. Topics covered include hydraulically calculated sprinkler systems, common warehouse problems, general storage and rack storage sprinkler requirements, commodity classification, ESFR sprinklers, flammable & combustible liquid storage sprinkler requirements and fire doors. “Hands on” activities include ESFR, ELO, and a large drop sprinkler live fire demonstrations and fire door drop testing.
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Module 7, Sprinkler Plan Review:
Cost $680 Building and Fire Officials $540
Description: This 2 day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations and overviews NFPA 13 including evaluating and selecting NFPA standards, reading drawings and identifying components, system design approaches, evaluating water supplies, and reviewing hydraulic calculations. A plan review workshop of sprinkler plans and hydraulic calculations is included. “Hands on” activities include water supply testing, overview and demonstration of wet, dry, pre-action and deluge sprinkler systems, sprinkler activation via live fire.
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Module 8,Standpipe Systems
Cost $350 Building and Fire Officials $290
This one-day seminar is a mix of classroom and live demonstrations that review standpipe systems. NFPA 14, IBC and NFPA 25 will be discussed, as well as installation and testing of standpipe systems. Hands-on activities include dry pipe trip testing, electric fire pump test and flow test of standpipe valves as required by NFPA 14 and 25.
************************************************************************************************
The facility is one of few in the USA where students see the fire protection equipment in operation. Fires are started to demonstrate how sprinklers operate during a fire. Learn how to conduct a fire pump test by actually flowing a diesel and electric fire pump, trip and reset dry pipe valves, deluge, single, double and cycling on/off preaction valves, flow a fire hydrant and take pitot readings and graph the test results. They do not just read the code to you, they explain how things work, and then demonstrate by hands on learning.
All equipment is operational and is demonstrated during seminars and includes the following:
Electric Booster Pump
Diesel Vertical Turbine Fire Pump
Wet Pipe Riser
3 Dry Pipe Risers
Single Interlocked Pre-Action Riser
Double Interlocked Pre-Action Riser
Cycling On/Off Pre-Action Riser
Deluge Sprinkler Riser
Fire Detection Devices including: Vesda Air Sampling, Infrared, Ionization, Photoelectric, Projection Beam, Thermal, and Ultraviolet
Wireless Fire Detection System
Rolling Steel Fire Door
Indoor and outdoor fire hydrants
Enclosed sprinkler activation area
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2012 Dates
SPRING SEMESTER
Module 1 Water Supplies & Sprinkler Systems 04/10/12
Module 2 Dry Pipe, Deluge & Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems 04/11/12
Module 3 Automatic Fire Pumps 04/12/12
Module 5 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems 04/13/12
Module 4 Maintaining Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 05/01/12
FALL SEMESTER
Module 8 Standpipe Systems 09/17/12
Module 6 Warehouse Fire Protection 09/18/12
Module 7 Sprinkler Plan Review 09/20/12
Module 1 Water Supplies & Sprinkler Systems 10/09/12
Module 2 Dry Pipe, Deluge & Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems 10/10/12
Module 3 Automatic Fire Pumps 10/11/12
Module 5 Fire Detection & Alarm Systems 10/12/12
Module 4 Maintaining Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 11/13/12
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