Industrial Fire Brigades: Incipient Level

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  • IF101 Organization & Safety

    Introduces the common components of an Infection Control Program. Presents the chain of infection and how infection control practices break this chain. Demonstrates how to procedures to minimize the spread of diseases in workplace facilities and vehicles. Presents environmental controls, includin...

  • IF102 Combustion & Fire Behavior

    Describes the science of fire and combustion, the Fire Tetrahedron, states of fuel, types of heat energy, methods of heat transfer and the stages of fire development, including how to recognize fires in the incipient stage. Describes the products of combustion, factors in fire development and esp...

  • IF103 Portable Fire Extinguishers 1

    Presents the classification and rating system used for portable extinguishers, types of extinguishers and how to select the correct extinguisher for a fire. Demonstrates basic steps for operating portable extinguishers and extinguisher inspections.

  • IF104 Portable Fire Extinguishers 2

    Demonstrates procedures for operating specific types of portable extinguishers, including stored-pressure water and foam, carbon dioxide, dry chemical, wet chemical, dry powder, halon and halon-replacement and wheeled extinguishers.

  • IF105 Fire Alarm Systems

    Shows types of alarm systems used in industrial occupancies and how they operate, focusing on the systems that concern fire brigades. Covers types of alarm systems, control panels and power supplies and shows steps for conducting routine inspections.

  • IF106 Fixed Extinguishing Systems

    Shows types of fixed systems used in industrial properties, how they’re activated and precautions for activation

  • IF107 Fire Hose

    Presents types of fire hose, couplings, appliances and tools, and the basics in hose care and maintenance to get reliable, long-lasting service from fire hose.

  • IF108 Fire Streams & Nozzles

    Identifies sizes and types of fire streams and the uses of each type. Shows types of nozzles and nozzle shutoffs, how to prevent “water hammer” and nozzle care and maintenance.

  • IF109 Hoselines & Master Streams

    Demonstrates safe methods for advancing and retreating with hoselines and operating master streams. Shows one-person and two-person methods for advancing a handline, hand signals for hoseline communication and how to determine if a stream is being properly applied.

  • IF110 Hazard Recognition

    Shows common procedures for identifying industrial hazards and how safety procedures are communicated during normal and emergency conditions. Covers steps for conducting fire safety surveys, common fire and life safety hazards, the NFPA 704 placarding system, the HMIG system, Material Safety Data...

  • IF111 Incident Management

    Describes the basic components of incident management, common terminology and concepts under the NIMS Incident Command System, procedures for emergency incident communications, transfer of command, radio communications and control zones at emergency incidents.

  • IF112 Loss Control: Salvage

    Defines the mission and benefits of good salvage operations. Demonstrates how to stop sprinklers, how to store and deploy salvage covers, how to construct a water chute and a catchall and how to cover openings to protect property from secondary damage.