Fire Safety Training

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Fire Safety programs are typically short courses that are designed to minimize the risk of fire in the workplace and promote general fire safety. They are typically held at a fire training facility and give students the opportunity to learn how to properly handle fire fighting equipment. They also emphasize the principles, concepts, and operation relating to fire fighting equipment and methods. Students learn about the chemistry of fire, procedures in the case of fire, basic fire prevention, raising fire alarms, and the use of fire extinguishers. Students come away from these programs with a greater awareness of the threat of fire to people, property, and the workplace.

Programs are often tailored specifically to the type of environment in which employees work, such as office, hotel, industrial, residential care, or nuclear facility. Students learn about fire precautions that are built into their workplace and the threat posed by fire to the workplace. They learn about the inherent risks and hazards of fire fighting. They develop an understanding of the nature and behavior of fire, and they understand the nature of human behavior during a fire emergency.