This course is primarily for personnel whose duties involve fire and rescue response in the workplace and will also be relevant to other learners who anticipate the need to use hand-held fire extinguishers in industrial or domestic situations.

You will experience extinguishing a fire in a live simulated environment.

People credited with these unit standards are able to demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of the chemistry of fire and the basic principles of the physics of fire, the fire classes and fire suppression techniques, and select and implement a strategy to deal with fire.

Unit Standards Include:

US 3271 - Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels

US 4647 - Explain principals of fire science

Entry Requirements:

1. Good level of communication, literacy and numeracy skills;

2. Demonstrate good level of physical and motor fitness.

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