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Fire extinguisher awareness (classroom portion)

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 25 minutes, 7 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 5 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Fire extinguisher awareness (classroom portion) course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 25 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 4 min

    Explain your site's policy: who may fight a fire and who must evacuate.

  • Lesson 2: How fire works · 4 min

    Describe the fire triangle and the stages of fire, and what "incipient stage" means.

  • Lesson 3: Know your extinguisher · 5 min

    Match extinguisher classes (A, B, C, D, K) to fuels and read the label.

  • Lesson 4: Fight or flight? · 4 min

    Decide fight-or-flight using the go/no-go checklist.

  • Lesson 5: The PASS technique · 3 min

    Use an extinguisher with the PASS technique.

  • Lesson 6: Your workplace · 2 min

    Locate extinguishers and recognise one that is not ready for use.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment & practical · 3 min

    10 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)-(4)

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)-(4) or ask your own counsel.

At initial employment + at least annually.

Employees who are permitted or expected to use portable fire extinguishers (shift leads, kitchen staff, maintenance, warehouse, retail managers).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)-(4).

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • All employees / designated employees only / nobody
  • Extinguisher map image
  • Who to report damaged extinguisher
  • Date, location, trainer, prop/simulator
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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