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Fire Safety
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(299 ratings)
2,698 students

Fire Safety

Mastering Fire safety
Created byYot A
Last updated 2/2023
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • IDENTIFY – three common classes of fire
  • SELECT -the proper type of extinguisher
  • EVALUATE – when it is safe to fight an “early-stage” fire
  • APPLY – the P.A.S.S. method

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 38m total length

  • Fire Safety Course Objective5:17

    Learn basic fire safety and how to use portable fire extinguishers, identify fire risks, respond to alarms, and choose the right extinguisher for electrical, petroleum, or combustible fires.

  • Introduction12:32

    Explore fire safety fundamentals, including how to use fire extinguishers, the fire triangle, and common fire types, and understand how detection and suppression systems prevent damage.

  • Fire Causes and Economic Losses9:30

    Explore the leading causes of residential fires and their massive economic losses, and learn how prevention hinges on awareness, fire protection, detection, and suppression.

  • Smoke is Dangerous than Fire11:07

    Smoke is more dangerous than fire because it depletes oxygen and releases toxic gases like hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia, causing disorientation and lethal inhalation.

  • How does Fire Work14:39

    Explains the fire triangle of oxygen, heat, and fuel and how their combination produces fire. Demonstrates how removing one element stops fire, and discusses ignition sources and fuels.

  • Classes of Fire11:56

    Explore the five fire classes—A, B, C, D, and F—with examples and guidance on class-specific extinguishers and prevention.

  • Types of Fire Extinguisher14:30

    Explore six common fire extinguisher types—water, carbon dioxide, dry chemical, dry powder, foam, and halon—and their target classes, plus electrical-fire cautions and color codes.

  • How to use Fire Extinguishers7:01

    Learn to operate fire extinguishers using the pass method: pull the pin, aim at the base, squeeze the handle, and sweep side to side from a safe distance.

  • The PASS method3:58

    Discover how to use the pass method to extinguish fires: pull the pin, aim at the base, squeeze, and sweep, with the correct extinguisher for the fire type.

  • Practical Demonstration of How to use Fire extingusher7:47

    Explore the fire triangle of oxygen, heat, and fuel, and learn to fight fire by removing one element. Identify fire classes A, B, C, and F and select the extinguisher.

  • Assignment one
  • Final Exam

Requirements

  • No previous Fire safety experience is needed. You will learn everything from scratch.

Description

Fire Safety and How to Use Fire Extinguisher

This online Fire Safety Training Course  is a completely free course that teaches you about the fire risks in home and work premises and what safety measures should be in place to control them. It explains the common causes of fires, how to prevent them, what fire safety arrangements are necessary, and the importance of following emergency procedures.

If you are in charge of fire risk assessments and overseeing evacuation procedures, such as the employer of a workplace or a senior member of staff with fire safety responsibilities, this course can be a starting point for your knowledge, including for carrying out risk assessments.

At the end of the training everybody will be able to:

•IDENTIFY – the three elements of fire

.IDENTIFY – 3 common classes of fire

.IDENTIFY – techniques to suppress fire

•SELECT – the proper type of extinguisher

•EVALUATE – when it is safe to fight an “early-stage” fire

•APPLY – the P.A.S.S. method to operate a portable extinguisher

Finally you trainee will learn the following topics:

  • Classification of fires

  • Prompt action when dealing with fire and smoke

  • Identifying fire sources

  • Fire fighting drills

  • Frequent checking of fire risk areas

  • Understanding the physics and chemistry of fire

  • Development and spread of fire

  • Action in the event of a fire

  • Means of raising an alarm

  • Means of summoning the fire brigade

  • Action on hearing the fire alarm

  • Evacuation procedures

Who Should Attend: This course is aimed at all students, employees, and everybody regardless of the industry type.

Assessment: Assessment is by a multiple-choice test and practical demonstration using fire extinguishers.

Additional Information: Notes on Fire Safety / Fire Prevention are provided to course trainees.

Certification: Udemy Safety Certificates in “Fire Safety” are awarded to participants on successful completion of the course with a pass mark of 60%.

Who this course is for:

  • Everybody who is curious about fire safety.

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