Volunteer Firefighter Initial Training
Gain core competencies for volunteer firefighters, including understanding fire spread, incident assessment, hose deployment strategies, personal protective equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus handling, search and rescue operations, and team coordination. This ensures safe practices, sound judgement, and effective community safeguarding on the fireground.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This training equips volunteer firefighters with vital practical skills for handling small building and garage fires safely. You will cover scene evaluation, hazard analysis, secure area management, fire dynamics and building types, proper use of protective gear and breathing apparatus, victim search and removal techniques, plus effective hose handling, nozzle operation, and water delivery methods for better incident response.
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Develop skills
- Interior hose operations: advance lines, position effectively, and suppress small fires rapidly.
- Water supply management: connect hydrants, perform drafting, and handle rural or suburban lines.
- Fire behaviour analysis: assess smoke, heat, and wind conditions to inform safe strategies.
- Victim search and rescue: find, extract, and transfer casualties to medical teams efficiently.
- PPE and SCBA proficiency: equip, use, and check equipment for secure brief interior operations.
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