Program Intent

This 4-hour course is intended to provide people with information on fire prevention, evacuation and suppression. Students will learn about fire sciences and the components you need to have a fire and what can be done to put the fire out. Students will learn about different extinguisher characteristics and the type and amount of fire a particular extinguisher is designed to put out. Finally we tie all the theory into a practice by allowing the student to extinguish a controlled (live) fire with an extinguisher.

Who Should Attend

All persons who may have a fire extinguisher in their environment.

Course Content
This course incorporates a classroom theory session followed by a practical exercise. A course outline is as follows:

• Understanding Emergency Plans
• Elements of a Fire / Fire Triangle & Fire Tetrahedron
• Characteristics of Fuels
• Fire Prevention / Isolating Fuels & Ignition Sources
• Classification of Fires
• Extinguisher Characteristics
• Extinguisher Pictographs
• Extinguisher Ratings
• Extinguisher Agents
• Extinguisher Types & Extinguisher Parts
• Fighting a Fire / Pass Technique & Fire Approach
• Short Quiz
• Live Fire Exercise
• Wrap-up