Advanced Firefighting: 2 Days
Course Details:
Price
R2,150.00 excluding VAT
Duration
Advanced firefighting is a full 2-day course
Certification
Delegates will be issued with a certificate upon successfully completing the 2-day course. The certificate is valid for a 2-year period.
Venues
This course is available exclusively for group bookings of 8 or more delegates. Training can be facilitated on-site at your venue or at one of our training venues in Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, or Cape Town.
Course Description
Fire departments and brigades respond to thousands of fires each year in South Africa, unfortunately resulting in many deaths and billions of rands worth of damage. Certain organisations and industries operate in higher-risk environments and require advanced firefighting training for their company firefighting teams and fire wardens. In these situations, a standard fire extinguisher may not be sufficient to extinguish a fire, requiring fire wardens to operate more advanced equipment such as hose reels, fire hoses, branches, and hydrants.
The firefighting team must always prioritise their own safety and that of the wider team. It is essential that team members do not endanger themselves and withdraw immediately should their safety be jeopardised or questioned in any way. Professional firefighters from the fire department, brigade, or emergency services should be called upon to manage the fire or emergency incident further.
Please note that this course is aimed at workplace Fire Wardens and corporate firefighting teams. It does not certify delegates as professional firefighters and is not suitable for individuals seeking a career in firefighting.
This course is available exclusively for group bookings of 8 or more delegates. Training can be facilitated on-site at your venue or at one of our training venues in Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, or Cape Town.
Advanced Firefighting Course Content and Modules:
- The Fire Tetrahedron and the components required to sustain combustion
- Common causes of fires in the workplace
- Identifying different types of fires
- Fire prevention techniques
- Various fire detection and reporting methods
- The different classes of fires
- The different types of fire equipment, including fire extinguishers, hose reels, fire hydrants, and fire hoses
- Which fires are extinguished with which fire extinguisher
- Personal safety requirements and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Methods of extinguishing fires (practical component)
- First aid techniques for treating burns
- Emergency patient carry methods
- Fire risk assessment and hazard controls
- Monthly fire checklist responsibilities
- Fire investigation and scene preservation techniques
The Advanced Fire Fighting course consists of a combination of theoretical and practical components to adequately prepare a fire warden for workplace fires. The practical component also includes:
- Fire extinguisher operation and the extinguishment of a fire
- The correct use of a hose reel and the extinguishment of a fire
- Fire hydrant operations and hand signals
- Fire hydrant hose drills and the extinguishment of a fire
- Smokehouse (site dependent)
Book Your Training
This course is available for corporate groups and organisations with a minimum of 8 delegates. Online bookings are no longer available – all bookings are handled through one of our friendly consultants.
Book Your Training
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Looking to train your team?
We can conduct onsite training for groups of 8+, or your team can join one of our public courses held at our venues.