Course Outline
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to respond to an urban fire where offensive and defensive strategies are used. It includes proceeding to a fire, preparing extinguishing media and/or equipment for use, entering a structure, conducting search and rescues and combatting fires.
The unit applies to firefighting personnel who work as a member of a team, under direct supervision. Work at this level is undertaken under direct supervision, and with instruction.
Course Outcomes
- Initiate response to fire
- Determine extinguishing media and equipment
- Prepare extinguishing media and/or equipment for use
- Determine structural fire behaviour
- Proceed to fire
- Enter the structure
- Conduct search and rescue
- Protect people
- Combat fires
- Attack fire
- Ventilate structure
- Observe and react to changes in conditions and fire behaviour
- Participate in and undertake ancillary firefighting operations
- Complete operations and conclude firefighting operations
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 competency: PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire & PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire.
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
- 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
- Wear or bring long sleeve, long pants or overalls, safety boots, safety glasses, sun hat
- Must be able to climb ladders or stairs under load
HLTAID003 Provide first aid
PUAFIR207 Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
*PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire (Delivered as part of this course)
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
