This course is designed to provide suitable and adequate information, training and instruction to identified occupants to safely and correctly use the installed first attack firefighting equipment within a facility including fire extinguishers, fire hose reels and fire blankets in the event of an emergency.
Course Duration: Up to 2 Hours
Participant Numbers: Max. 20 Persons
Training Topics for First Attack Firefighting
- The duties of the ECO (and ERT where it exists)
- Preparing for site specific fires
- Reporting fires
- Evacuating from endangered areas
- Identifying, reporting and correcting unsafe conditions
- Responding to fire emergencies
- Identifying the classes of fire
- Selecting the correct first-attack equipment
- Safe operating procedures for first attack equipment
- Determining if it is safe and appropriate to use first-attack equipment
- Procedures to be followed after first attack equipment has been used
- Post evacuation activities
