- First extinguishing assistance are extinguishing measures carried out before the arrival of the fire department by individuals with available small extinguishers.
- Extended extinguishing assistance are organized extinguishing measures that are carried out before the arrival of the fire department by company employees with provided extinguishing equipment.
What does the training programme for the Innsbruck Fire Brigade involve?
Procedure:
The training in basic and/or advanced firefighting assistance lasts around two hours and takes place at City Department Professional fire department
It includes:
- One hour of theory on the handling, mode of operation and use of various small fire extinguishers, including an instructional video.
- Simulations of various fire scenarios, during which trainees practise the fire-fighting methods they have learnt in theory using the small fire-fighting equipment on the fire-fighting training apparatus.
Cost:
- €521.50 – regardless of the number of participants
- Additionally: Costs for the training fire extinguishers
Training fire extinguishers:
- You must provide the training fire extinguishers yourself.
- Please do not use powder extinguishers (they cause significant contamination). Instead, choose foam and carbon dioxide extinguishers.
- City Department Professional fire department will be happy to advise you on determining the number of fire extinguishers required.
- Information on companies that hire out fire extinguishers for this purpose is also available from City Department Professional fire department
Number of participants:
The number of participants is limited to 25 so that all participants have the opportunity to practise using the fire extinguishers sufficiently.
For more information, please contact the City Department Professional fire department