Plans Examiner

Course Description

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants must provide information for all required fields, including their U.S. citizenship/permanent resident information, in addition to meeting all other attendance and course completion requirements. If this information is not provided, the participant will be considered incomplete and will not receive a certificate of completion.

Course Attire

For classroom activities, participants must wear full-length pants, closed-toe shoes, and short-sleeve/long-sleeve shirts (no sleeveless shirts). It is preferred that participants wear a duty uniform or business casual dress.

Participants Must Provide

• Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fire Inspector: Principles and Practice, First Edition; ISBN: 9781284137743 
• NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, current edition (electronic access is acceptable) download to your device before attending class. 
• Architects and Engineers Scales
• Basic Calculator (independent of your phone)
• a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Explain the role of the Fire Plans Examiner and describe how it fits within the broader fire prevention and code enforcement process.
• Describe the complete plans review process from initial submittal through final approval, including communication and documentation practices.
• Identify, interpret, and apply relevant codes and standards used in fire plan review, including their purpose, scope, and enforcement requirements.
• Analyze and interpret plan sets to verify compliance with applicable fire and life safety requirements.
• Review site, plot, utility, and landscape plans to evaluate access, water supply, fire department operations, and potential hazards
• Evaluate architectural plans for compliance with occupancy classification, means of egress, fire-resistance features, and life safety provisions
• Assess structural plans to ensure fire-resistive construction, structural integrity, and code-required fire protection features are properly incorporated.
• Review mechanical plans to verify compliance related to HVAC systems, smoke control, hazardous exhaust, and fire safety integration
• Examine electrical plans for fire alarm system coordination, emergency power requirements, and other fire-related electrical provisions
• Evaluate fire protection system plans including fire alarm, sprinkler, standpipe, and special hazard systems for code compliance and design adequacy.
• Conduct reviews of other fire-protection-related plans such as hazardous materials, commercial kitchens, high-piled storage, and emergency systems.
• Assess alternative design methods such as performance-based designs or equivalencies to determine whether they meet the intent of the code.
• Review renovation and tenant improvement projects to ensure modifications maintain or enhance compliance with current fire and life safety requirements

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Suggested Audience

• Municipal Fire Departments
• Building inspectors
• General contractors

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

• Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP)
• State Firefighters’ and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas (SFFMA)

Other Information

Registration Process

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service in cooperation with the Texas A&M Forest Service has aligned the payment process for annual schools with all other requests for tuition assistance under the House Bill 2604 program and TIFMAS training grants. Texas A & M Forest Service voucher number or a request ID # is no longer a valid Purchase Order number. It will be denied if used as a form of payment.

The process will follow this pattern: Registration with payment – Apply for tuition assistance & obtain TAMFS approval – Attend training – Complete the reimbursement process.

Registration with payment

Complete online registration on the TEEX website. Secure your seat in the class with payment.

You may use a credit card or organization purchase order (PO). 

If you are using a purchase order, TEEX policy requires the PO to be submitted within 48 hours of registration, or the enrollment may be canceled. You may upload the PO through your student portal or email it as an attachment to [email protected]. 

Ensure your PO includes the following:

• Agency or company name
• Billing address
• Contact name and phone number
• Description of goods and/or services provided (for example the course number and name)
• Amount of charges
• Authorized signature
• Tax Payer ID, EIN, or FEIN. The field should be in the following format: xx-xxxxxxx.

The PO contact email needs to be either yourself or a responsible person within your organization.

If your organization is not an established TEEX customer, or if you are not sure, please include a completed W-9 with the PO.

Apply for tuition assistance & obtain approval

At least one day before the first day of class, submit a request through TAMFS FireConnect.

Helpful videos about the FireConnect process can be found here. 

Attend training

Most courses have online registration notes and/or confirmation emails which will provide more details on when & where to report for class. Please pay special attention to the required PPE levels and prerequisites if applicable. Most TEEX courses require at least 80% attendance and participation, while others, such as Pro Board, require 100% attendance.

No-shows without prior written cancellation by the required date will be invoiced.

Upon successful completion of the class, you will be able to download your certificate from your TEEX Student Portal.

Complete the reimbursement process

Return to the FireConnect page and submit for reimbursement. You will be asked to upload documentation including your certificate of completion. Once all documentation is accounted for, the request(s) will be marked as Approved for Payment and reimbursement will be issued to your department.