Data Center Infrastructure & Design: Fire Fighting Basics

Course Overview

• Course Title: Data Center Infrastructure & Design: Fire Fighting Basics
• Instructor: ExpertEase Education
• Target Audience:
  • Engineers and consultants new to Data Center Design
  • MEP and fire protection designers expanding into mission-critical facilities
  • IT professionals involved in server room or UPS system safety
  • Facility and operations managers overseeing datacenter environments
  • Anyone looking to build career-ready knowledge in Data Center Infrastructure fire safety
• Prerequisites: The Interest to learn about Data Centers Design & Infrastructure

Curriculum Highlights

• Key Topics Covered:
  • Understanding fire behavior in enclosed datacenter environments
  • Identifying and analyzing fire hazards related to IT equipment, UPS, and cabling
  • Differences between wet pipe, dry pipe, pre-action, and clean agent systems
  • Designing suppression layouts using real case studies and visual demonstrations
  • Integrating smoke detectors, nozzles, control panels, and other fire fighting system components effectively
  • Preparation for inspection and maintenance practices aligned with Data Center Infrastructure compliance
• Key Skills Learned:
  • Protecting mission-critical data centers
  • Designing safer data center infrastructures
  • Identifying fire risks in datacenter environments
  • Using professional layout drawings to map fire zones in data center infrastructure projects
  • Designing suppression layouts that impress clients in real-world data center projects
  • Understanding how equipment arrangement affects fire risk in high-value data center infrastructures
  • Supporting consultants, engineers, or IT teams in upgrading data center fire systems
  • Reducing downtime and liability with smart suppression designs in critical datacenters
  • Selecting the right fire system for any data center infrastructure
  • Drawing suppression layouts for a small-scale datacenter
  • Recognizing equipment at risk in a fire-prone data center room
  • Learning about fire classes affecting data center infrastructure
  • Spotting design flaws in an unsafe data center layout
  • Applying safety inspections within data center infrastructure
  • Avoiding common fire hazards in compact data center design rooms

Course Format

• Duration: 3 hours on-demand video
• Format: Self-paced online course
• Resources:
  • 5 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of completion