Fire Training Courses

oneSource provides a range of courses to enable schools and other educational establishments to meet their duties to ensure that their employees are competent. All of our courses include practical elements so that your staff get the hands-on experience they need to function appropriately in an emergency.

Fire Marshall Training

This course has been developed by a former fire officer to enable staff to have the knowledge and practical experience to undertake the fire marshall role. It includes a practical element using portable fire fighting equipment to tackle real controlled fires.

The course will cover:

• Fire awareness;
• The evolution of Fire Safety Legislation;
• Fire extinguishers and classes of fire;
• Non emergency duties of fire marshalls;
• Hazard spotting in the workplace;
• Maintenance, checking and testing requirements;
• Fire evacuation strategies;
• Staff fire training duties and requirements;
• Effective fire drills and the management of drills;
• Emergency procedures in workplaces;
• The speed of fire and smoke spread;
• Building sweeping systems (physical checks);
• Fire procedures for disabled persons;
• Fire emergency plans.

The course is divided into a theory and practical element. The practical element will allow delegates to have hands on experience of using different types of equipment on real fires in a controlled situation (delegates tackling the fire will be instructed 1:1 whilst the gas-fueled fire simulators are controlled by our fire technician).

Delegate competence will have increased through greater understanding of the fire warden's role, how fires start and spread, when it is safe to tackle a fire with a portable extinguisher, and the classes of fire different extinguishers are suitable for. They will have gained practical experience of handling extinguishers.

Fire Extinguisher Training

This course was developed by a former fire officer and will provide delegates with an understanding and practical use of portable fire extinguishers & blankets. Delegates will have the opportunity to tackle real controlled fires.

The course will cover:

• Fire awareness;
• Classes of fire;
• Extinguishers (theory of, types, jet & spray extinguishers, siting, maintenance requirements, safe use of);
• The speed of fire and smoke spread.

The course is divided into a theory and practical element. The practical element will allow delegates to have hands on experience of using different types of equipment (foam & CO2) on real fires in a controlled situation (delegates tackling the fire will be instructed 1:1 whilst the gas-fueled fire simulators are controlled by our fire technician).

Delegates will be assessed during the practical element of the course. Delegates which demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skill will be provided with a certificate of competence.

Delegate competence will have increased through greater understanding of how fires start and spread, when it is safe to tackle a fire with a portable extinguisher, and the classes of fire different extinguishers are suitable for. They will have gained practical experience of handling extinguishers.

EVAC Chair Training

This is a practical training course for employees who need to able to use evacuation chairs in the event of an emergency to evacuate individuals with mobility impairments.

The course content consists of a practical session which covers the use of the evacuation equipment. The objective of this course is for all delegates to gain confidence in their ability to operate the evacuation chair, both as an operator and as an assistant. Delegates are strongly encouraged to be the "passenger" at least once during the course, so they understand what it feels like to be transported and can show empathy with actual mobility impaired passegers.

After completing the course the delegate will:

1. Be able to prepare the equipment ready for use for use;
2. Manoeuvre the equipment to the escape route and down the stairs;
3. Use of the equipment and its restrictions;
4. Return the equipment to its storage position;
5. Have confidence in the equipment and the ability to operate it.

Please note that this course is physically demanding. Delegates should therefore be reasonably fit and not have any medical issues which would affect their ability to manually handle the evacuation chair. Pregnant ladies and those which have given birth in the preceding 6 months should not participate in the evacuation chair training course.