Specifically designed for U.S. healthcare facilities management professionals, our fire alarm operation online training is a self-paced, animated program that makes mastering fire safety engaging and convenient. Whether you’re bolstering your expertise or pursuing a fire-alarm-related credential online, you’ll earn 1.5 continuing education credits (CECs) while learning NFPA 72 requirements, system components, and real-world emergency control procedures. By completing this fire alarm operation online training, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to keep your facility compliant, audit-ready, and safe. From key regulatory guidelines to hands-on system operation, this comprehensive fire alarm operation online training covers all the essentials to give you practical confidence in managing your facility’s fire protection.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
• Navigate Healthcare Fire Safety Regulations: Understand the roles of major healthcare fire safety regulators and standards (like The Joint Commission, CMS, and NFPA codes and standards) and how their requirements impact your facility’s fire alarm practices.
• Master Fire Alarm System Types: Differentiate between addressable and conventional fire alarm systems and recognize the components and operation of each type, so you can manage both modern and legacy systems with confidence.
• Operate Fire Alarm Control Units (FACU): Learn how the Fire Alarm Control Units operate and manage their emergency control functions – including elevator recall, automatic door releases, HVAC shutdowns, and other integrations – to protect occupants during an alarm.
• Identify Initiating Devices: Recognize various initiating devices (duct detectors, heat detectors, smoke detectors, manual pull stations, etc.) and understand how each one triggers the alarm system, so nothing in your facility’s fire alarm network is a mystery.
• Understand Notification & Supervisory Devices: Know how notification appliances (alarms, horns, strobes) alert staff and patients, and how supervisory devices (like sprinkler valve tamper and water-flow switches) monitor system status. You’ll grasp how all these devices work together to keep your building safe and compliant.
• Engage in Scenario-Based Training: Apply your knowledge in realistic, scenario-based exercises tailored to healthcare settings. Throughout the fire alarm operation online training course, you’ll encounter interactive simulations and knowledge checks that reinforce your learning – ensuring you’re prepared to handle real-life fire alarm situations in a hospital or clinic environment.
• Ensure NFPA 72 Compliance & Best Practices: Stay up-to-date with NFPA 72 code compliance. Learn the latest fire alarm inspection, testing, and maintenance best practices to keep your facility compliant, audit-ready, and safe. By mastering these guidelines, you’ll be able to confidently prepare for inspections and prevent potential issues before they arise.
Each of these takeaways is geared toward empowering you as a healthcare facilities professional. By the end of this fire alarm operation online training course, you’ll have the knowledge and hands-on insight to maintain a reliable fire alarm system, ensure code compliance, and create a safer environment for everyone in your healthcare facility – all while earning 1.5 CECs to boost your professional credentials.
$279.00 / year
$49.00 every 3 months
1. Discuss the basics of the typical fire alarm system, including its components and overall system operation
2. Describe the steps to reset a fire alarm pull station
3. Review common troubleshooting issues with fire alarm components
4. Identify the three main types of fire alarm condition signals (trouble, supervisory, and alarm) and describe what they mean
1.5 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) equivalent to 0.15 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Certificate of completion
Legacy FM Expert Answers Database
NICET Certification: Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems