The Basic Fire Fighting course gives delegates the skills they need to recognize, contain, avoid, and put out various kinds of fires with the help of basic firefighting equipment. Delegates are taught the fundamentals of firefighting as well as secure and proper application methods.
Formative assessment
- Various activities will be completed during class as well as for homework.
Summative assessment
- Written assessment and practical exercise to be completed at the end of the course
- Learners need to achieve a minimum of 60%.
Course outline
The course equips learners with the basic principles of assessing an emergency situation, contacting the emergency services as quickly as possible and while awaiting their arrival, candidates will be able to perform basic skills required to sustain life. Learners will be able to:
- Types of fire
- Fire prevention
- Housekeeping
- Fire fighting
- Fighting fire
- Report/ record the status of fire and equipment