This course is designed for healthcare staff
who may be confronted with an unexpected
emergency involving environments found in
major hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, retirement
homes and clinics. Topics include
basic fire chemistry, heat and fire spread,
building fire resistive construction, fire protection
systems, handling flammable liquids, basic
fire procedures, oxygen enriched environments
(surgical fires), rescue carries and extinguishing
fires with a live fire demonstration.
After completion of the class, students will receive
an official certification card from the instructor.
This course meets the requirements
of the Los Angeles City Fire Department's Hospital
Fire and Life Safety Program.