Fire Behaviour

Fire and safety training courses are available to suit all types of businesses throughout the UK. Utilising the skills and safety culture of the Fire Service, our training instructors are both nationally qualified operational fire fighters and approved training assessors.

Course Aims

To provide delegates with the opportunity to understand & practice in realistic training environments fire behaviour, Flashover or Backdraft scenarios and where appropriate have demonstrated these via a range of training simulations.

Duration

1 day (5-7 hours instruction)

Delegates

Airport or local Fire Authorities, Auxiliary Fire Teams, Industrial Fire Teams and delegates involved in fire duties and first response.

Course content

• Understand the importance of safety and the importance of PPE
• Describe and explain the chemistry of combustion
• Understand the fundamentals of fire
• Demonstrate a practical understanding of the terms flashover, backdraft and fire gas explosion
• Confirm the theory by observing a fire growth from the early stage to the flashover period
• Be able to perform different branch techniques
• Be able to perform extinguishing techniques inside a building or compartment

Training Objectives

At the end of the course the student will be assessed and given the opportunity to demonstrate their competence by:

Understanding the role, responsibilities and functions of a firefighter faced with either a Flashover or Backdraft Scenario and thereby explaining the fundamentals of fire behaviour and fire development. The approach to the training will enable the student to prepare fire fighting equipment and demonstrate their ability to use the equipment safely and correctly.

They will be able to compare their performance of different tactics and techniques in relation to fire spread and damage limitation and identify the importance of communication and teamwork.