Posted By May Warley Hi all, I have never been on either of the courses mentioned above, so I need your help/opinion. I was asked if is using the fire extinguisher is part of the Fire Marshall course. Do the Fire Marshalls need to attend the Using Fire Extinguishers course? Thanks in advance May

Posted By Tabs I would never send a marshal on a course that did not lead to them using the different extinguishers. Most people get a lot from the experience, and always come back with changed perceptions about their usefulness and limitations. I also agree that awareness is the bigger part of the issue though.

Posted By Kevin Drum Sorry before I get picked up I seemed to omit last part of sentence that said "offering both courses as a package"

Posted By grumpy If you expect staff to "use" portable fire equipment (olike nay other equipment) then they MUST be adequatley trained in their use. In our procedures it states that "fire extinguishers must only be used if trained to do so" otherwise just evacuate. So if you expect everyone to use portable equipment you must traini everyone in their use if you expect trained persons only to use the equipemnt then I would say train the fire marshalls. Fire Marshalls and Evacuation Marshalls are like comparing tangerines with oranges - similar but different. Simple - Train them for what you expect them to do.