Fire Safety Awareness Course

This fire safety awareness course explores how fires start, how they spread, and how to control them. The course explains the dangers of fire hazards and gives practical steps to prevent accidents in workplaces such as care homes, schools, housing, and community services.

Carelessness is the biggest cause of fire. While a single person can start a fire, prevention is everyone’s responsibility.

This online fire safety training highlights how everyday actions can increase risks. Examples include leaving cooking unattended, blocking escape routes, or misusing heaters.

The training follows the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and wider health and safety regulations. It also reflects best practice guidance such as BS9999:2017.

These course details are designed to help you understand prevention, response, and control, combining theory with practice.

Fire Safety Course

The Fire Safety Course is part of the mandatory training required in many workplaces. A minimum refresher period of three years is recommended to ensure knowledge stays current.

By completing the course, you will gain practical knowledge of fire safety. You will learn how to take part in a fire risk assessment, respond confidently to alarms, and work alongside a fire warden or other responsible person.

This online course is delivered via our eLearning platform, Click Learning. Upon successful completion, you receive a digital certificate confirming compliance with workplace fire safety training.

In addition, completing this safety awareness course helps organisations meet legal requirements for staff training. For organisations with their own LMS, the course is also available as a SCORM file. If you’d like to integrate it into your system, please contact us for more details.

The Fire Safety Awareness Training Course covers:

• How fires start and continue – the Fire Tetrahedron
• Preventing electrical fires
• The fire dangers of smoking
• The dangers of fire from the accumulation of rubbish, paper and other combustible materials
• The dangers of fire from the misuse of heaters, open fires, and cooking, plus other common risks to consider
• The effects of fire – burns, smoke inhalation, and exposure to toxic fumes
• Fire prevention and control
• What to do and NOT do if the fire alarm is activated
• What to do and NOT do if you discover a fire
• What to do if a small fire breaks out in a kitchen
• Different types of fire extinguisher and their correct use
• How to use fire extinguishers and fire blankets properly
• Fire classifications
• Fire safety in the workplace

By the end of the training, you will be able to:

• Understand how fires start and continue
• Explain the Fire Tetrahedron
• Identify fire hazards in the workplace
• Understand the effects of fire on people and property
• React appropriately in an emergency
• Recognise when and how to tackle a small fire
• Select and use the correct fire extinguisher safely

This online fire safety awareness training is suitable for staff across a range of sectors, including social care, education, housing, and community services. Anyone who may encounter fire risks in their role can benefit from the training.

The course is especially relevant in settings where people may need help to evacuate. It is also important where vulnerabilities could make the impact of fire more serious. In these environments, staff need to spot hazards quickly, take preventative action, and respond effectively in an emergency.

As best practice, you should refresh your training at least every three years to keep your knowledge up to date.