20-Hour General Topic and Fire Emergency Course
Review fire emergency planning and general safety topics through this 20-hour course.
About This Course
This learning event focuses on fire emergency concepts, safety responsibilities and decisions involved in emergency response. Learners should confirm how this course relates to their intended building role and current training pathway before enrolling. For the Fire and Life Safety Director pathway, use the current F-89 / T-89 course and application guidance linked below.
Choose the Right Training
Discuss your work role, current training records and intended credential with Tribune before registering. Confirm the current schedule, delivery option, price and any separate application or examination requirements.
Related Courses and Guides
Tribune Training Academy • 40-38 75th Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 • (718) 790-2664
IACET / CEU Course Information
This learning event is maintained under Tribune Training Academy's continuing education quality and completion requirements.
Learning Outcomes
- Remember: Identify key requirements, responsibilities, hazards, systems, procedures, and terminology related to fire emergency responsibilities, fire alarm and fire-protection system concepts, fire command center functions, notifications, communications, evacuation, and required fire-emergency procedures.
- Understand: Explain the purpose and significance of the principal requirements, controls, procedures, and responsibilities related to fire emergency responsibilities, fire alarm and fire-protection system concepts, fire command center functions, notifications, communications, evacuation, and required fire-emergency procedures.
- Select / Determine: Given a written course-related scenario, select or determine the appropriate requirement, control, procedure, notification, or response involving fire emergency responsibilities, fire alarm and fire-protection system concepts, fire command center functions, notifications, communications, evacuation, and required fire-emergency procedures.
- Analyze: Analyze a written course-related scenario involving fire emergency responsibilities, fire alarm and fire-protection system concepts, fire command center functions, notifications, communications, evacuation, and required fire-emergency procedures to distinguish appropriate, safe, or compliant responses from inappropriate, unsafe, or noncompliant responses.
This learning event addresses the documented need for learners to understand and make informed decisions about fire emergency responsibilities, fire alarm and fire-protection system concepts, fire command center functions, notifications, communications, evacuation, and required fire-emergency procedures. Knowledge and decision-making are verified through the controlled written final examination.
Learners whose work, credential, license, certification, supervisory responsibilities, or professional development needs are related to 20-Hour General Topic and Fire Emergency Course.
Instruction may include approved presentation, guided discussion, visual materials, examples, case scenarios, knowledge checks, and review activities appropriate to the approved delivery method.
Final Exam
70%
Learners who do not meet the required final-exam standard receive targeted review or remediation on deficient content areas and may complete an authorized reassessment or reattempt in accordance with the course and regulatory policy.
Successful completion requires meeting the applicable course attendance or participation requirement, satisfying applicable identity or participation controls, and achieving the required passing standard on the controlled written final examination. Any separately mandated regulator or certifier requirement remains controlling where applicable.
Learners are invited to complete a post-course evaluation addressing course relevance, clarity, instructional effectiveness, materials, confidence in understanding and selecting appropriate responses based on course concepts, and opportunities for improvement.