Firefighting Equipment Course
Course Overview
WAM Training’s private Firefighting Equipment Course is designed to equip your team to fight small fires using fire extinguishers, fire reels and fire blankets. Ensure your business is compliant with Australian Standard AS3745 Planning for emergencies in facilities by properly training your team to handle facility emergencies.
What Unit of Competency is covered during the Firefighting Equipment Course?
Our Firefighting Equipment Course covers the following Unit of Competency:
Who can enrol into our Firefighting Equipment Course?
WAM Training’s Firefighting Equipment Course is suitable for anyone who needs to be able to use fire extinguishers, fire reels and fire blankets to extinguish small fires at your workplace.
To be eligible to enrol into our Firefighting Equipment Course, you team member must:
- Be a minimum 18 years of age
- Have a valid USI (you can create one for free or look yours up at www.usi.gov.au)
Experience working with safety-related paperwork is preferred, but not essential.
It’s important that each attendee is able to speak English clearly and be able to understand and complete worksite documentation relating to emergencies.
Want to check our availability?
Book a private Firefighting Equipment Course for your site in just 3 easy steps:
Step 1
Complete the Onsite Enquiry Form.
Step 2
We'll email you the course information, shortly followed by dates for you to choose from.
Step 3
Advise your preferred date and we'll send a formal quote for your acceptance.
Course Details
What subjects are covered in our Firefighting Equipment Course?
Our Firefighting Equipment Course covers essential topics such as:
- Types of fires
- Firefighting equipment suitability
- Use of fire extinguishers, fire blankets and fire reels
Keep reading to find out more!
Firefighting Equipment Course structure
With a blend of theoretical and practical activities, our highly skilled Trainer will guide your team in the correct use of firefighting equipment, including using fire extinguishers to extinguish real fires!
Do we also need Fire Warden and Chief Fire Warden training?
To be compliant with Australian Standard AS3745 Planning for emergencies in facilities, employers should have a Chief Fire Warden and Fire Wardens on site. We recommend checking out our Fire Warden & Chief Fire Warden Course.
Language, literacy and numeracy requirements
Trainees need to be able to speak English clearly, understand and complete worksite documentation, and explain and describe issues relating to facility-type emergencies.
Our expert Trainer will guide and support your team through the learning process, but it’s important to understand that the formal assessments are closed-book.
If you’re not sure if our Firefighting Equipment Course is suitable for your workplace, please contact us here or by calling 1800 143 343.
Is additional support available?
WAM Training has the following support services available:
- A team of Training Support Officers to help your team navigate their enrolment application and educational journey
- Access to our Training Manager, who can work with you to schedule further training (additional fees may apply)
- Capacity to provide one-on-one training (additional fees may apply)
In the event that you think a member of your team may need additional language, literacy and numeracy support, we can provide referrals to both informal and formal courses to help them to get to a level suitable for enrolment into our Firefighting Equipment Course.
If you feel as though a member of your team may need additional support, please contact us here or call 1800 143 343.
How many staff members can attend the Firefighting Equipment Course?
WAM Training’s Firefighting Equipment Course has a maximum group size of 12. We are passionate about keeping our class sizes small so that your team receives the dedicated attention required for a successful outcome.
Firefighting Equipment Course Resource Requirements
Our Onsite Course Resouce Guide outlines the resources you need to provide in order for us to conduct our Firefighting Course on your site.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! Just email them through to info@wamtraining.com.au and we will arrange for our Trainer to do a read-through of the documents with your team during their course.
The Firefighting Equipment Course cost is $2,000.00 (GST Exempt) and a maximum of 12 people may attend.
Submit an Onsite Course Enquiry to recieve a detailed quote, including travel and accommodation charges (which normally apply if your site is greater than 100km from Melbourne).
Upon successful completion of our Firefighting Course, Trainees will be issued with a Statement of Attainment validating their skills and knowledge. You can also request copies of your team’s certificates after they complete their training so that you don’t have to chase them up internally.
WAM Training’s Firefighting Equipment Course takes around 4 hours. We normally start at 7:45am, but please let us know if you’d prefer a different start time.
As soon as we receive your Attendance List and Attendee Email Addresses, we’ll send through our Firefighting Equipment Course Handbook which we recommend they study before commencing.
More often than not, when someone fails WAM Training’s Firefighting Equipment Course, it’s due to not paying attention. Our highly experienced Trainers have worked with hundreds of Trainees to improve their emergency response capabilities. But at the end of the day, it’s up to your team to pay attention and participate during their Firefighting Equipment Course.
WAM Training recommends that firefighting equipment retraining occurs every 2 years. However, it’s important that your Employer has a policy outlining your internal refresher requirements.
