Course detail

Fire Safety

FAST-BHA110-KAcad. year: 2026/2027

Legal requrements and fire protection requirements in the Czech Republic; main principles of fire safety in buildings.

Fire safety requirements for non-industrial and industrial buildings, including specific requirements for residential buildings.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Markéta Sedláková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of urban planning, architectural and layout, material and structural design of buildings, especially civil and residential buildings.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Wrtten form.

Aims

Professional Knowledge

The student:

  • explains the principles of fire safety engineering and fire safety requirements for industrial and non-industrial buildings;
  • describes the methodology for determining fire risk and economic risk of a building;
  • characterizes the requirements for the fire resistance of building structures and their classification;
  • explains methods for improving the fire performance of building structures, materials, and products;
  • describes the principles of designing and assessing means of escape;
  • explains the procedure for determining fire hazardous areas;
  • characterizes fire-fighting facilities and equipment and their function within the fire protection system of a building;
  • demonstrates knowledge of specific fire safety requirements for selected types of buildings and structures.

Professional Skills

The student is able to:

  • determine the fire risk and economic risk of a building;
  • design fire safety requirements for building structures;
  • propose measures to improve the fire performance of structures and materials;
  • design and assess means of escape in compliance with applicable legal and technical regulations;
  • determine fire hazardous areas within a building;
  • design fire-fighting facilities and equipment according to the building type and operational characteristics;
  • prepare fire safety designs for industrial and non-industrial buildings;
  • develop fire safety documentation for more complex buildings, including special-purpose structures.

Professional Competence

The student:

  • independently prepares a comprehensive fire safety design for a building within the scope required for project documentation;
  • integrates fire safety requirements into the design of industrial and non-industrial buildings while considering technical, operational, and economic aspects;
  • critically evaluates fire and economic risks and proposes appropriate fire protection measures;
  • makes professional decisions regarding the suitability of fire safety measures for specific building projects;
  • applies acquired knowledge and skills to complex, non-standard, and special-purpose structures;
  • takes responsibility for the technical accuracy of the fire safety design and its compliance with applicable fire safety legislation and standards.

Study aids

BENEŠ, Petr, Markéta SEDLÁKOVÁ, Marie RUSINOVÁ, Romana BENEŠOVÁ a Táňa ŠVECOVÁ. Požární bezpečnost staveb. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2021. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 978-80-7623-070-5.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BENEŠ, Petr, Markéta SEDLÁKOVÁ, Marie RUSINOVÁ, Romana BENEŠOVÁ a Táňa ŠVECOVÁ. Požární bezpečnost staveb. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2021. Učební texty vysokých škol. ISBN 978-80-7623-070-5. (CS)
ČSN 73 08xx Požární bezpečnost staveb. Praha: Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví. (CS)
Vyhláška č. 23/2008 Sb., o technických podmínkách požární ochrany staveb, ve znění pozdějších předpisů (CS)
Zákon č. 133/1985 Sb., o požární ochraně, ve znění pozdějších předpisů (CS)

Recommended reading

BUCHANAN, Andrew, H., ANTHONY, Abu, K.: Structural Design for Fire Safety, 2nd edition. Chichester, West Sussex, (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BKC-SIS Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory, profile core courses

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

10 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Markéta Sedláková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Legal and normative anchoring of fire safety of buildings, overview of the set of fire safety standards.
  • Theory of fire, behaviour of the most important materials in fire.
  • Fire safety requirements, fire safety solution of buildings. Technical report of fire safety.
  • Fire load, permanent and variable fire load, fire risk.
  • Fire compartments and their dimensions, areas without fire risk, fire risk. Fire safety degree, fire separating structures. Fire strips. Fire protection materials.
  • Fire resistance of building structures. Proving the fire resistance of building structures.
  • Escape routes - types and their use, their dimensioning, equipment and design. Determination of the number of escaping persons.
  • Stand-off distances - definition of the fire dangerous area of the building and determination of the stand-off distance.
  • Assurance of fire-fighting intervention, fire water supply, technical and technological equipment.
  • Fire safety of buildings for dwelling and lodging.

Individual preparation for an ending of the course

50 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Markéta Sedláková, Ph.D.

Self-study

70 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Markéta Sedláková, Ph.D.