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Design and construct state-of-the-art fire service training centers for safety and effectiveness guided by NFPA 1402.

Fully updated and revised for today's field, NFPA 1402: Guide to Building Fire Service Training Centers addresses the design and construction of facilities for fire training, including:

• Administration and support facilities
• Drill towers
• Burn buildings
• Smoke buildings
• Facilities for outside simulations

Changes in this edition include:

• Revised Chapter 7: Designing Facilities provides added guidance on information gathering and decision-making for facility planners, designers, and owners.
• Chapter 10: Live Fire Training Structures is reorganized and rewritten for easier use.
• Clarification on flashover simulators -- containers used for training
• Added specific guidance on systems used for gas props
• Updated mock-up figures for aircraft fire suppression and rescue fire training

NFPA 1402 provides essential guidance for the planning of the main components of a training center necessary to accomplish general fire fighter training effectively, efficiently, and safely.