Title 8 CCR §6151 · §3220 · §3221
Fire Safety & Emergency Evacuation
Prevent fires before they start. Recognize one while it's still small. Know when to grab an extinguisher and when to walk away, and get everyone out safely. Two hours online for California workplaces.
2 hours
5 lessons
0.2 CEU
12 month certificate
EN/ES languages
The P.A.S.S. technique
Lesson 3 covers portable extinguisher use in full, along with the fight-or-flee decision and clear "when not to fight a fire" criteria.
- PPull
- AAim
- SSqueeze
- SSweep
Fight or flee?
Fighting a fire is only appropriate in the incipient stage: small, confined to its point of origin, and controllable with a portable extinguisher or small hose. Anything beyond that, evacuate.
Five lessons
Fire safety overview
Prevention, protection and emergency procedures; California requirements and the California Fire Code; the fire tetrahedron, heat transfer and the four stages of fire.
Fire prevention
The Fire Prevention Plan (§3221), housekeeping, flammable and combustible materials, and controlling ignition sources like hot work, space heaters and electrical equipment.
Fire protection
Choosing and using portable extinguishers, fight-or-flee, standpipes and hoses, fixed systems, detection and alarms, and §6151 training requirements.
Emergency action plans
Written EAP elements (§3220), exit routes and assignments, refuge areas, shelter-in-place, and training and drills.
Emergency evacuation
Alarms, evacuation roles and wardens, headcounts at assembly points, helping visitors and contractors, exit signs, emergency lighting and drills.
Who should take it
- Office, commercial, hospitality, healthcare and lab employees
- Manufacturing, warehouse, construction and maintenance workers
- Supervisors responsible for emergency procedures
- Employees designated to use portable extinguishers
- Emergency response and evacuation team members, wardens and monitors
- Anyone doing hot work or handling flammable materials
Annual training
Employers who provide portable extinguishers must educate employees at initial employment and at least annually. Everyone must be briefed on the Emergency Action Plan and relevant parts of the Fire Prevention Plan, and designated firefighting staff need additional equipment training.
FAQ
Do I need to fight every fire I see?
No. Fighting a fire is only appropriate in the incipient stage, when it is small, confined to its point of origin and controllable with a portable extinguisher or small hose. Beyond that, the right move is to evacuate.
How often is fire extinguisher training required in California?
Employers who provide portable fire extinguishers for employee use must educate employees upon initial employment and at least annually. Every employee must be briefed on the Emergency Action Plan and the parts of the Fire Prevention Plan they need to know, and employees designated to use firefighting equipment need additional equipment training.
Which Cal/OSHA standards does the course cover?
Title 8 CCR Section 6151 (Portable Fire Extinguishers), Section 3220 (Emergency Action Plan), Section 3221 (Fire Prevention Plan), the means of egress requirements in Sections 3215 through 3235, and the fire protection requirements in Group 27 (Sections 6150 through 6184).
Does this apply to construction sites?
The course is based on Cal/OSHA's General Industry Safety Orders. Construction sites also fall under the Construction Safety Orders, which have their own fire protection requirements, so construction employers should confirm which orders apply. The fire safety, extinguisher and evacuation principles still apply.
Everyone out. Everyone counted.
$49.99 per person, with bulk pricing from 2 seats. English or Español. Also available as SCORM, virtual instructor-led or in-person training.
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