Fire Safety and Extinguisher User Training
Webinar presentation will educate facility managers and building and fire officials on type of fires as well as fire extinguisher types, maintenance and user training.
A new webinar has been prepared by Fire Smarts, LLC to educate facility managers and building and fire officials on general fire safety including the classification of fire hazards, standard best practices, and proper incident response procedures. This includes a discussion of the types of fire extinguishers, proper placement, and the requirements for maintaining portable fire extinguishers. The webinar is part of the online training resources offered by Fire Smarts.
The “Fire Safety and Extinguisher User Training” webinar will be presented by fire protection industry expert, Russ Leavitt, SET, CFPS, on August 9th at 2:00pm Eastern. During this 90-minute training, Mr. Leavitt will provide fire extinguisher user training with step-by-step procedures for effectively using fire extinguishers in a fire event.
Registration is open to all interested parties. For more information and to register for this webinar click here Fire Safety and Extinguisher User Training.
“Fire creates a safety hazard that impacts all people and facilities,” said Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of Fire Smarts, LLC. “This webinar presentation is based on the NFPA standards and provides an understanding of general fire safety and the use of fire extinguishers.”
The webinar qualifies for one contact hour of continuing education training as approved by the International Code Council (ICC) and recognized by NICET for professional development. Certificates will be issued to attendees following the webinar. Registered participants unable to attend the live webinar will have access to the webinar recording to view at a later time.
Webinar instructor, Russ Leavitt is a Fire Smarts Faculty member and the Executive Chairman of Telgian Corporation. With over 36 years of experience, he holds a Level IV certification from NICET in Fire Sprinkler Layout and Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) designation. He is a Board Member and 2nd Vice-chair of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is the chair of the NFPA 13 Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria technical committee, and serves on the NFPA 13 Installation and NFPA 25 technical committees. Russ conducts seminars internationally on a variety of fire and life safety related subjects and has authored a number of articles and training materials including the AFSA ITM training program and online hydraulic calculation course.
This presentation is part of the monthly training webinar series organized by Fire Smarts to deliver quality NFPA based fire protection training. For more information and to register for this webinar visit https://training.firesmarts.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=315
About Fire Smarts, LLC: Fire Smarts is a nationally recognized provider of fire protection education and training services. With specialized expertise in the NFPA standards the company’s team of internationally recognized instructors create and deliver custom fire suppression and fire alarm training solutions for building and fire officials, service providers and business organizations. Fire Smarts is a Preferred Provider with the International Code Council to deliver approved training programs for CEU’s toward ICC Certifications. To learn more about Fire Smarts visit https://www.firesmarts.com/.