Event Fire Marshal

Our Event Fire Marshal courses are designed for Event Stewards and Security Staff that wish to provide a level of fire cover for public events such as firework and bonfire events and festivals where fire cover is required. Each candidate will learn the skills required to be an Fire Marshal at public events.
At the end of this course delegates will be able to:
Aim
- To introduce delegates to the relevant fire precautions legislation including and overview of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- To familiarise delegates with the Event Fire Marshal duties
- To assist delegates in identifying potential fire hazards during all stages of a public event
- To provide delegates with the required knowledge and tools to enable them to successfully carry out their roles
- To look at examples of event safety plans and fire risk assessments
Objectives
At the end of this course delegates will be able to:
- List the relevant legislation that applies to fire safety precautions at public events
- State the duties of an Event Fire Marshal
- Carry out daily checks and inspections
- State the different classes of fire
- Recognise and remedy potential fire safety hazards and be aware of associated threats
Content
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Fire statistics - The scale of the problem
- The chemistry of combustion - How fires start and spread
- Actions in the event of fire
- What can go wrong - Examples of failures in fire precautions
- Identification of Fire Hazards
- Select and use effectively the correct fire extinguishers for each class of fire
- List the actions of a fire marshal in the event of a fire
- List the actions of the emergency evacuation coordinator in the event of an on-site emergency
- Basic fire risk assessment
- Classes of fire and correct identification and use of fire extinguishers
- The duties of the fire marshal
- The duties of the emergency evacuation coordinator
- Company specific fire safety policy and documentation
At Your Place or Ours
We can conduct this course at your premises if you have a suitable room and outdoor area for conducting training courses including a controlled fire, or you could come to our training centre at M-Fire HQ. Click here to see when the next course is running at our training centre.
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