Workplace fire safety training

​​Who should attend a fire extinguisher training course?

Any member of staff with a potential need to use a fire extinguisher.

Areas covered

• classes of fire
• selecting the right extinguisher
• identification of extinguisher types
• methodology of use
• limitations and capabilities
• extinguisher features
• practical use of extinguishers
• water extinguishers
• carbon dioxide extinguishers
• dry powder extinguishers
• foam extinguishers
• fire blankets

Note: delegates must have completed our basic fire awareness course (or the Jersey Safety Council fire awareness course) within the last three years to be able to attend this course.

​Who this course is for

Your staff members should do this course if they act as a fire marshal in your workplace, or have any identified role in a fire.

To do this course, you must have completed our basic fire awareness course within the last three years.

What the fire marshal training course covers

Your staff will gain the skills and knowledge they need to act confidently and competently during a fire in your workplace. They will learn how to manage and reduce fire risks.

The course covers:

• importance of fire safety at work
• legislation
• expectations of a fire marshal
• understanding fire precautions
• managing good housekeeping
• human behaviour in fire situations
• evacuation procedures
• hazard identification
• fire drills
• roll call
• Fire Service liaison
• arson

​Why should my employees be trained?

The hazards from fire can pose a significant threat to your business. Every year many people are injured by fires that occur in the workplace - and the financial costs of a fire can be equally devastating. Annually, the cost to business through fire runs to many millions of pounds, and companies are all too often unable to recover from its catastrophic effects.

Risks to employees and the workplace can be reduced if your employees are aware of their responsibility to promptly report fire related hazards, and know what action to take if there is a fire.

Jersey Fire and Rescue provides quality fire safety training which is specifically designed to help you and your employees meet your obligations within current legislation, such as Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 and the Fire Precautions (Jersey) Law 1977.

Course delivery

All of our courses are delivered by serving or retired firefighters, who have a professional understanding of fire development, risk assessment and risk management. By using professional firefighters, real-life experiences can be used as examples for discussion.  

Our courses are supported by the Jersey Safety Council.

Course location

Our courses are held at our Western Fire Station. Utilising our operational On Call fire station really adds to the authenticity of the fire safety training. It also enables us to make use of some of our unique training facilities, such as our specially designed training suite. Whilst parking is available on site, space is limited.

We can accept a minimum number of eight people per course, and a maximum of 18.

If you would prefer to hold a complete course for your employees alone and want to keep them on site at your workplace, we can deliver our training courses at your business location. You will need to provide a training room and refreshments. Our fire extinguishers course requires an external area the size of approximately three parking spaces. 

We can also provide bespoke fire marshal courses depending on your requirements. Contact us to discuss this in further detail. Additional costs may be incurred for preparation of bespoke courses.

We regret that our Western Fire Station building is not accessible to people who use wheelchairs.

We offer a range of courses throughout the year around fire awareness, fire extinguishers and fire marshalling. Discounts on prices are available for registered charities.

The courses are held at Western Fire Station, St Brelade.

The order of the courses is as follows:

For Fire Marshal duties we suggest attending Fire Awareness and Fire Marshall or all three courses on one day.

To cancel email, firesafety@gov.je​​.
 

Upon notice of cancellation of course place(s) the following charges will apply:

More than 28 days notice: 0%

28 days to 14 days notice: 50%

Less than 14 days notice: 100%
 

To apply for the training complete the online form below. The available dates will be listed on the drop-​down list:​

Apply for workplace fire safety training
 

Bespoke fire marshal course

The bespoke fire marshal course includes the course costs above, plus a preparation visit, and trainer preparation work. This will cost £132 per hour, and will run for approximately 2 hours. A full price quote will be provided on application.