Fire Extinguisher Training

Course Code: WTD159

Course Name: Fire Extinguisher Training

Prerequisite: Completion of the online training course/bring copy of certificate to hands on session

Department: Environmental Health & Safety Staff

Length of Session: 1 Hour

Audience: All employees

Session Description: The Department of Environmental Health and Safety suggests annual fire extinguisher training for all University employees. Prior to attending a classroom training session, participants must complete an online training course: FireExtinguisherTraining. At the end of the training course, participants will receive a certificate and that certificate should be brought to the classroom training.

Maximum attendance for this session is 15 participants.

Session Objectives: As a result of this session, participants will:

• Know the different types of fire extinguishers (A,B,C,D,K) and the type of fires (electrical, wood, paper, gasoline, cooking grease) they will effectively extinguish.
• Understand how fire extinguishers operate.
• Demonstrate how to extinguish a fire.

Request a Session: A training can be provided upon request for small groups of 10 or more. Reach out to safety@ksu.edu to submit a request or for more information.