NGSTC - Basic Incipient Fire Extinguishment Training

Basic Incipient Fire Extinguishment Training

4 HOURS

People first learn about fire as children, they know that fire consumes fuel, needs air and gives off heat and light. Normally, that degree of understanding is all that one needs. Incipient fire personnel, however, have to take their understanding of this process a step or two further. In particular, they have to know more about the chemical process that goes on, the methods of heat transfer a fire can use, the make up and nature of the fuels, and the environment the fire needs. It is this knowledge that arms the incipient fire personnel to contain a fire and win.

The portable extinguisher is an extremely common fire protection device. In this program, participants will learn about different types of fire extinguisher and how to correctly use each type in both a classroom and practical setting.

This program is divided into four training objectives:

To present the sources of heat energy
To present the three methods of heat transfer
To present the four theories on extinguishing methods
To present the four classifications of fire and their extinguishing methods.
To present the classification and rating system used for portable fire extinguishers
To demonstrate the general operating instructions for portable extinguishers
To describe different types of hand-held fire extinguishers and demonstrate how to use each type
To show an extinguisher operator responsibilities when inspecting portable fire extinguishers