Practical firefighting exercise

The course's target group

The course is aimed at personnel who must document a practical firefighting exercise in connection with hot work.

The course is also suitable for fire protection managers and other personnel involved in fire prevention.

After completing the course, participants will:

• Be able to activate and use a hand extinguisher
• Be able to read the extinguisher label to see what type of fire the extinguisher can be used against.
• Know the disadvantages of the most common fire extinguishers (water, powder, foam and CO2)
• Know the marking regarding the efficiency classes of the extinguishing agent
• Be able to use a fire extinguisher against a flaming fire
• Know that water in a bouncing jet is most effective in extinguishing fires
• Get a demonstration of a fire in a gas cylinder and how such a fire is extinguished

Course content

• Regulations for fire extinguishing equipment in connection with hot work
• Operation and working principle of a hand fire extinguisher
• Inspection and maintenance routine for a hand fire extinguisher
• Extinguishing and efficiency classes
• Extinguishing a fire in clothing or from a gas container
• Checking and using a fire hydrant with ball valve, gate valve and automatic valve
• Practical extinguishing exercise with hand extinguishers

Duration:

1 - 2 hours

All necessary equipment for the course is included.