Fire Watcher Training

What is a Fire Watcher ?

Fire Watcher is a designated person for armory rental purposes

that have the responsibility to prevent and/or react to emergency
situations in event of a fire.

Their sole duties are to observe for emergency situation and

to prevent unsafe acts.
 Duties and Responsibilities
• Be familiar with the facility and the emergency exits.
•Know the location of all handicapped personnel in your area
of responsibility.
• Know the primary and secondary evacuation routes.
• Check and Ensure that all exits are open and operational.
•Know the location of any hazardous materials or situations in
your area (remove if possible).
• Know the location of pull stations and how to turn in an alarm.
• Know how to alarm system responds.
•Know how to use the fire extinguisher equipment , where it
is located & ensure it is operational prior to the event.
 Fire
Facts
The United States has one of the highest fire death rates in the
industrialized world.
Between 1994 and 1998 , on average of 4,400 Americans lost there
lives and 25,100 where injured annually.
100 fire fighters are killed annually.
2 million fires reported each year. Many others go
unreported. Direct property loss is estimated to be $ 8.6
billion annyally.
Each year fires kill more Americans than all natural disasters
combined.
 Fire
IN CASE OF FIRE

Evacuate the building

Call the fire department from outside the building.

Do no fight the fire unless:

it is small (waste basket size).
you have a clear way out
What is Fire ?
The Fundamentals of Fire Prevention Strategy

A fire must have three things to ignite and

maintain combustion:
a) Fuel
b) Heat
c) Oxygen

 The basic strategy of fire prevention is to control or isolate

sources of fuel and heat in order to prevent combustion.
 If all three are not present in sufficient quantities a fire will
not ignite or a fire will not be able to sustain combustion
 Workplace Fire Prevention Strategies

1. Inspect all areas of your workplace for fire hazards on a regular basis.
2. Educate employees about fire hazards
3. Have the right fire extinguishers for the fire hazards in your workplace.
Have maintenance check extinguishers regularly
4. Store materials safely. Keep storage areas well ventilated and free of
ignition sources
5. Dispose of wastes promptly and correctly. Don’t allow combustible waste
materials to build up
6. Emphasize good housekeeping. All work areas should be clean and free
of fire hazards
7. Make sure ventilation systems operate effectively to remove flammable
vapors, gases, and combustible dust from the air
 Workplace Fire Prevention Strategies

8. Service machines regularly. Set up an adequate maintenance schedule, and

make sure employees follow it.
9. Pay careful attention to electrical safety. Check electrical circuits, outlets, wires,
and plugs regularly so that an electrical problem does not start a fire.
10. Enforce fire safety rules. Make sure employees obey your no smoking policy
and other fire safety rules
 Smoke
Most people killed in fires actually die from inhalation of smoke and /
or toxic fumes long before the fire reaches them.

Modern fabrics and materials are composites with hazardous fumes

when ignited.

A small trash can fire can become a room engulfing inferno within
3 minutes.

Most smoke alarms do not activate until between 1.5 and 3 minutes
after a fire starts.
Classification of
Fire
 Fire
DISCHARGE LEVER
Extinguisher PRESSURE GAUGE
(not found on CO2
extinguishers)

DISCHARGE LOCKING PIN CARRYING

AND SEAL HANDLE

DISCHARGE HOSE

DATA PLATE

DISCHARGE NOZZLE BODY

DISCHARGE ORIFICE
Types of Fire Extinguishers
Water
Types of Fire Extinguishers
Foam
Types of Fire Extinguishers
CO2
Types of Fire Extinguishers
Powder
Types of Fire Extinguishers
Halon
A Tr as h Wood Paper
A Tr as h Wood Paper

B Liquids Grease
B Liquids Grease

C Electrical Equipment
C Electrical Equipment
Types of Fire Extinguishers
Wet Chemical
 Types of Fire
Extinguishers
Combustible Metal
 P.A.S.S
(How to Use a Fire
Extinguisher)

Pull the pin

Aim at the base of fire

Squeeze the handle

Sweep site by site

 When You Should Not Fight A
Fire
• It is bigger than a waste paper bin

• One extinguisher is not enough

• No proper extinguisher or equipment

• Fire has spread beyond its point of origin

• Smoke is affecting your breathing

• You cannot see the way out

• Gas cylinders or chemicals are involved

• Your efforts are not reducing the size of the fire

• Instincts tell you to GET OUT!!!

 Portable Fire
Extinguishers

If portable fire extinguishers are provided

for employee use, the employer must
mount, locate and identify them so
workers can access them without
subjecting themselves to possible injury

Blocked extinguisher
If Trap in a
Fire
If Caught in Smoke
What to Do if Your Clothes Catch on
Fire?
Fire Escape PPE – Fire Escape
Masks

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