Course Outline
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to inspect, maintain and test a range of response equipment, conduct fire team operations, including fighting and containing fires and how to respond to a range of local emergencies and incidents. It includes implementing response plans, monitoring the situation, taking necessary precautionary measures, and supporting formal relief.
Course Outcomes:
- Prepare to respond to local emergency or incident
- Respond to local emergency or incident
- Support formal relief and debrief
- Prepare for fire team operations
- Fight or contain fire
- Complete fire team operations
- Audit firefighting installations
- Inspect response equipment
- Test response equipment
- Clean, maintain and restow equipment
Students who attend and successfully meet all assessment requirements of the course will receive a nationally recognised statement of attainment with the following unit of competencies: RIIERR201E Conduct fire team operations, RIIERR302E Respond to local emergencies and incidents & PUAEQU001 Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
There is a maximum number of 10 participants per program.
To meet the course requirements, students must:
- Have sufficient English language, literacy and numeracy skills to read instructions and write assessments
- Provide their USI on enrolment
- Provide proof of identity, e.g. drivers licence
- Provide proof of pre-requisite unit requirements
- Be physically fit and able to carry at least 20 kgs of weight
- Be clean shaven as per AS 1715
- Be able to manage feelings of claustrophobia
- Must be able to climb ladders or stairs under load
- Wear or bring long sleeve, long pants or overalls, safety boots, safety glasses, sun hat
It is essential that the prerequisite units listed below are obtained prior to the issuance of this unit to individuals within the fire sector or the units contributing to the attainment of a fire qualification
- PUAFIR210 Prevent injury
- PUAFIR207 Operate breathing apparatus open circuit or higher
Students are required to be able to complete the following tasks:
- communicate with others clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing
- find and use relevant information
- read and comply with work instructions and specifications
- read and record measurements
- record and report information neatly and legibly
