Program Overview

Program Overview

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Course Details

FESA 436 - Fire Protection Through Model Building Codes

Course Description

An overview of the most current building and fire codes that are referenced across the United States. This will utilize the latest version of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard Life Safety Code 101. Students will research other fire codes used within their communities. This course will also discuss fire inspection methodology and practices for code enforcement.

Textbooks and Materials

Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information. Textbook listings are available at the CSU Bookstore about 3 weeks prior to the start of the term.

Instructors

Caleb Connor

Caleb Connor is a Battalion Chief with Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue in Colorado with 22 years of fire service experience and an extensive background in fire service instruction, officer development, community risk reduction, and fire code education and enforcement. He has been an instructor since 2009 in the East Metro Fire Training Consortium’s I-70 Corridor Fire Academy, instructing courses in fire prevention/code enforcement, community risk reduction, fire suppression, and alarm systems, public education, and officer development. Caleb also serves on the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Certification Committee and is a State of Colorado Hazardous Materials instructor. Caleb has also been involved in local government as a member of the Town of Bennett, Colorado’s Board of Adjustment.

Committed to professional development and learning, Caleb holds an A.A.S. in Fire Service Management, a B.S. in Fire and Emergency Services Administration (FESA) from Colorado State University and is a current Master of Public Administration candidate at the University of Colorado – Denver.

Section 801 (Online)

Course Details

• Date: Aug 25 - Oct 19, 2025 (8 wks.)
• Time: Asynchronous
• Drop and withdrawal deadlines:
  • 100% tuition and fees refunded: September 2, 2025
  • 50% tuition refunded with 'W' grade: September 22, 2025
  • No tuition refunded and 'W' grade: October 6, 2025
• Instructors: Caleb Connor
• Tuition: $1,470 Listed tuition is subject to Board of Governors’ approval in early summer

Additional Information

Please note: If you are currently registered OR waitlisted for an existing main campus section of the course you have added to your shopping cart, you must first drop the main campus course section in before requesting to register for the CSU Online course section. If you submit a registration request for a CSU Online section without first dropping any existing registrations or waitlist entries for the same course, your CSU Online request will not be processed.