We offer a variety of Fire Safety Training services...

The Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service Training Centre is split over three sites. The Littleover Headquarters site houses the Training Centre administration, lecture facilities and residential accommodation.

The Kingsway site is the location for the operational training facilities for breathing apparatus training, recruit, road traffic accident and first responder training.

The Ripley site is the location for the driving school unit and in addition to these facilities the Alfreton Community Fire Station can also be used for training purposes.

The section has a team of twenty. This is made up of 17 uniformed, two support staff instructors and two full time equivalent administration staff.

The centre offers a wide range of courses designed to meet the training requirements of Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and also provides recruit training courses and Health and Safety courses for other fire services.

Industrial Training Section

The unit is based at the Alfreton Fire Safety Centre. It provides training courses, which are individually tailored to meet the needs of external organisations.

The industrial training team is made up of two full time equivalent staff and they are committed to providing the best training available.

Courses include Fire Safety, Fire Extinguisher and Fire Warden's Courses.

If you want any more information,
please contact Roy Sands or Gary Wain on 01773 837259
or Roy (Mobile): 07867522106 Gary (Mobile): 07748111690
or please use the Contact Form

CONTENTS OF A TWO HOUR IN-HOUSE FIRE SAFETY COURSE

This course is designed to make staff at your business aware of the dangers of fire and give them the confidence to go through correct fire procedures and tackle the fire in its early stages.

Subjects covered in this course include:-

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Causes of fire
• Triangle of Combustion
• Methods of Extinguishing Fire
• How Fire Spreads
• Fire Routine Details - What to do on discovering a Fire
• Purpose of Drills
• Use of Fire Alarm Call Points
• Fire Extinguishing Equipment
• Procedure for Checking Rooms/Areas during Evacuation
• Demonstration and practical use of Extinguishers
• Courses can be altered to suit business needs. 

CONTENTS OF A ONE DAY FIRE WARDEN COURSE

This course is provided by our Training Centre to advise and train members of staff in more depth than the basic two hour course. It is aimed at staff who are to become Fire Safety Officers or Fire Wardens.

The course is held at the Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Burton Road, Littleover, Derby.

Subjects covered in this course include:-

• Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
• Means of Escape - Basic Principles
• Fire Procedures - Drills
• Understanding Fire Chemistry and Combustion
• Procedure for Checking Rooms/Areas during Evacuation
• Fire Extinguishing Equipment
• Practical Exercise in Evacuation Procedures and identifying hazards
• Demonstration and Practical Use of Fire Extinguishing Equipment
• This course can be adjusted to suit business needs.