Fire fighting level 1

Firefighting Course Content and Modules:

• The Fire Tetrahedron and the components required to sustain combustion;
• Common causes of fires
• Various fire detection and reporting methods
• The different types/classes of fires
• The different types of fire extinguishers and which fires are extinguished with which fire extinguisher
• Methods of extinguishing fires using a fire extinguisher (Practical component)

• Evacuation procedures

• Roles and responsibilities of a fire warden

• Fire Risk assessment

• Emergency Patient Carry Methods
• Fire investigation and scene preservation