Fire marshal training and fire warden training London courses

Fire marshal training London programmes are held each month, except December.

Each course includes live fire extinguisher exercises, so courses do book up fast. Numbers on courses are limited to 20 persons to help ensure health and safety.

Managers can book places by sending an email to reserve a place. The place will be confirmed after mamagers complete our booking email.

Fire marshal training London and fire warden training courses are now held at London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Road, Westminster, London.  This is a short walk from St James's Park and also Victoria tube stations.

There is no limit on in house courses which are theory only. However, if a practical is included the number of attendees is limited to twenty persons.

Open course practical sessions are limited to twenty persons. If the number of persons on the course exceeds twenty, then there will be two practical sessions held.

Courses can be provided in the evening or during night time hours. The usual costs do not apply, so each request will be quoted for individually.

Either call or email for a quote.

None of the City Fire Training staff are currently serving fire officers. However, all have previously worked for the fire service as operational officers. In addition roles of our trainers include Fire safety officers, Training officers and Emergency Planning officers.

High rise buildings are discussed on fire marshal courses, This includes working in high rise buildings and also living in them.

Fire marshals and fire wardens do the same job. Some organisations may ask fire marshals or fire wardens to do slightly different roles. For example some may have an emergency role and also a proactive fire safety role too. Their role may include safety checks, testing equipment and alarms etc. They may also help with developing new fire evacuation plans. Latest fire warden courses. Either call us or email us for more details about fire warden courses London / fire warden training London sessions.

There is no legal duty for managers to provide practical fire extinguisher training in workplaces. However, the manager should tell staff the contents of the fie emergency plan. This includes fire extinguishers. This can be given as a theory session.

In addition to fire training, staff must take part in fire drills. Most persons should undertake at least one drill. However, those working in high risk premises such as care homes, hospitals and also theatres should carry out more.

The trainers will carry out a risk assessment of the practical area and also the equipment that is used.

In addition, we implement COVID precautions to reduce chances of any transmission of the virus.

When taking part in a practical session, the attendee will be assisted by a trainer and may also have to wear some PPE. There is also an additional trainer controlling the fires on the fire training rig.

Booking courses and also open course places is so easy.

Either call or email the team and you will be contacted with course availability.

Open courses are best booked early, since these places often fill up soon. In house courses can also be booked, It is best to chat to a CFT colleague who will be able to provide course availability.

Attendees who take part in fire marshal training London sessions should read their fire emergency plan, walk the routes the are expected to check and also locate their nearest fire extinguishers.

After the course, CFT will send online notes (on request) and will also send an attendance certificate.

We are often asked “How many fire marshals do we need?”. The number of fire marshals will depend on the type of workplace and floor space, whether the public are present and also the level of risk. Lastly, it will depend on the evacuation method.

If your workplace has a low number of employees a roll call may be suitable.

Workplaces that are larger should use a type of sweep system. Published fire service advice suggests that buildings need one fire marshal for every sixty seconds of search area. In addition, workplaces would need an appropriate amount of deputy fire marshals in case of absence, sickness, annual leave etc.

Our in house and open fire marshal courses / fire warden training look at all of these issues. We can even recommend the number of fire marshals/ fire wardens you will need once you have discussed your workplace with us.

For more details of how many fire marshals your workplace needs either contact us or book on a fire marshal training fire warden training  London course. Managers can either contact us by email or they can call us on 0207 419 5001. 

We are often asked what is included in a live fire training session. We use an LPG fire training rig, water, foam, CO2 and wet chemical fire extinguishers. Our trainers simulate some small fires that can occur in a workplace. These include a small bin fire that attendees can fight with an extinguisher. They can also use a foam extinguisher too. We also simulate a live electrical fire and attendees can use CO2 extinguishers on the fire.

Our staff have strict health and safety rules. We carry out a risk assessment to make sure that the place and conditions are safe for an exercise. We also ask those not wearing glasses to wear protective eye wear and also gloves when tackling a fire with a CO2 extinguishers. In addition, we check for correct footwear, no dangling scarfs or anything that can catch light.

Our trainers have carried hundreds of these fire training sessions. We produce fire training that is fun, safe and that will also help staff gain confidence to tackle a small fire.

If you need more info about live fire training sessions why not contact our staff. You can either call or email us. We will tell you what you need for a live fire training session at your staff. We can also tell you what will happen if there is bad weather that may interfere with your fire training session.

Our teams provide IFSM accredited fire training. The fire marshal course has four sessions. Since the fire extinguisher training is based on the first two sessions of the fire marshal course, we can train all of your staff in one training programme. We can also include a live fire extinguisher session for both groups in you have a suitable outside space.

This double training session does not cost extra! So you can train all of your regular staff and fire marshals in one fire training course.

Either email or phone us for more details of this offer.

No. If a member of staff has an injury or condition that means that cannot or do not want to take part. That’s OK! Some persons may not fill confident or strong enough to lift an extinguisher and tackle a fire. Since some extinguishers mean getting as close as one metre (water mist) or one and a half metres (CO2) from the fire, some persons would rather not do the exercises. There is no requirement to do the practical session to complete the course.

However, just to make sure your staff are safe we: carry out an assessment of the area. This also includes an weather conditions on the day of the training. Use an environmentally friendly training rig that controls the size of the fire. The gas supply to the rig is turned off before a student tackles the fire, so it will not get larger during the exercise. All persons on the course will also be next to our trainer when fighting a fire. Ask attendees to wear gloves and eyewear for CO2 extinguisher exercises.

We have carried out thousands of fire safety exercises without incident. We are proud of our safety record! Still not sure? So call us our email for more details.

Have you been let down by another fire trainer? So you need a new trainer quickly! We have a large number of trainers, so often have dates available for persons who need training quickly.

Since our courses are IFSM accredited and we are also an approved fire training centre. You can be assured our training will be well received by your staff. We are so good, you may even book us for all future fire training sessions!

So how much does a late training session cost? Our fees are the same as regular in house course fees. £395+vat for a non practical session course or £695+vat for one with live fire training. You can place any number of persons on the course for this fee but we do limit numbers of persons on practical sessions to about 20.

We will ask for a payment prior to the training. You will also have to agree our terms and conditions too.

Our trainer will also call you to discuss site arrival times, room layout, also outside space requirements (if applicable) and answer any questions you may have.

Our terms do say that we may have to cancel because of poor weather. However, we have never cancelled a course yet! In February 2018, the country saw red weather warnings but we still made it into London and carried out fire marshal training London sessions for a charity that provides shelter for homeless persons. We got to the venue, cleared the snow and also had an outside fire extinguisher session. That is the type of service that we offer!

All persons on our open courses will get a fire marshal training / fire warden training certificate. They will also get online training notes if asked for.

Persons on our in house and off site courses also get certificates up to 20 persons. If you have a few persons over this number we will also provide certificates. If you have a high number of attendees we may have to offer a general training certificate with names of persons on the course on the reverse of the certificate.

All fire marshals need to be trained on a regular basis. The Fire Safety Order does not specify training frequency, so retraining should be based on the risk in the workplace. Workplaces where this is a high life risk should have more frequent fire marshal training. Places such as care homes, hotels and other sleeping risks should have training at least once per year. In addition, workplaces where highly flammable liquids and gases should also consider frequent training. Workplaces which are lower risk such as offices and also shops can have less frequent training. This may be every two years or even three years for very low risk, low occupancy workplaces. Our team are happy to give advice on fire training frequency. So if you are still unsure contact our team. Either call or email us and we will get back to you.

This type of service is not available. The best fire marshal training is provided in house and also  on open courses.

This allows persons on the course to ask questions about their workplace and also in some cases take them to a part of the building where they have concerns. In addition, it allows tutors to view the workplace and highlight any problems that they see.

Online training is not usually about the workplace, so may not pass London Fire Brigade's suitable and sufficient criteria for training in a fire safety audit.

In house fire marshal courses also allow the tutor to view fire risk assessment prior to the courses to highlight other fire safety issues in the building. This is difficult to achieve in a Zoom or Google Meet style course. Lastly, online training sessions are best done as short sessions. Most fire marshal training programmes are a minimum of 3 hours in duration.

Following the Covid pandemic may staff now work from home for part of the week and also permanently.

Some companies have as little as 20% of the original staff working in their usual office or workplace. This means that the original fire procedure is unlikely to still be appropriate for the workplace. Reasons for this include:

• Some of the original fire marshals are working from home.
• The type of accounting procedure is no longer appropriate.
• Parts of the building or no longer used.

A complete review of the fire procedures will be required. This will include normal working hours, before and after regular hours and also weekend working.

Since many organisations used sweep methods for accounting for staff and visitors, there may not be enough staff members in a building strategically placed to carried these out. Alternatives may now be a baton / tag system or even a roll call.

City Fire training is able to assist organisations to review and develop new evacuation plans. In addition, CFT can train existing staff in their new fire safety roles. Either call us or email us for details.