Private Security Training · Emergency & Crisis
Emergency, Evacuation, Fire & Life-Safety Awareness
The security team's role in life safety: fire awareness and prevention, alarm and evacuation procedures, assisting occupants, liaison with attending services, and post-incident accounting and reporting.
Learning objectives
- Explain fire development, prevention and detection basics
- Execute evacuation duties and sweeps safely
- Assist occupants requiring support
- Liaise effectively with attending emergency services
Course modules
- 01Fire behaviour, prevention and detection
- 02Alarms, systems and first actions
- 03Evacuation duties, sweeps and assembly
- 04Assisting occupants with additional needs
- 05Liaison with emergency services
- 06Accounting, reporting and review
Assessment and certification
Evacuation exercise and knowledge check.
Certificate of Completion issued on successful assessment.
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