The Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (Montréal fire department - SIM for short) offers a training session for people who want to learn how to use portable fire extinguishers. The aim of this three-hour session is to teach participants to use a portable extinguisher at the start of a fire.

Target audience

Any resident or groups of employees in the workplace.

Duration

Three hours.

Overview of themes

• Fire safety plan and the neighbourhood brigade (if there is one)  
• Risks specific to the group or individual 
• Location of extinguishers and other firefighting material
• Principles of combustion and classes of fires
• Methods of extinguishing fires and extinguishing agents 
• Handling a portable extinguisher
• Types of extinguishers
• Workshop about handling extinguishers and safety instructions 

Information and reservations

Would you like to reserve this training session? Contact the public education department at 514-872-4684 for more information.