Fire Team Operations

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE

Our Suppress Urban Fire training course is designed for firefighting personnel who are responsible for leading or participating in firefighting operations to suppress an urban fire under limited supervision. This course focuses on the knowledge and practical skills required to combat structural and urban fires safely and effectively, using a range of firefighting media, techniques, and equipment.

This course is ideal for those involved in:

  • Leading or assisting in firefighting operations in an urban environment
  • Selecting and using firefighting equipment and media
  • Implementing firefighting strategies and tactics
  • Observing, analysing, and responding to changes in fire behaviour and conditions

Units of Competency

  • PUAFIR302 Suppress Urban Fire
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ABOUT THE COURSE

Take your firefighting skills to the next level with our Suppress Urban Fire course. This nationally recognised unit builds on the fundamentals of urban firefighting and prepares students to take on greater responsibility when controlling and extinguishing structural fires.

This course covers:

  • Response preparation, risk assessment, and scene management for urban fire incidents
  • Implementing firefighting objectives, strategies, and tactics
  • Operating a wide range of firefighting equipment and extinguishing media
  • Conducting fire suppression activities to protect life, property, and the environment
  • Monitoring, evaluating, and adjusting firefighting tactics as conditions change
  • Performing overhaul, ventilation, salvage, and recovery operations
  • Ensuring team coordination, communication, and adherence to safety procedures
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DELIVERY OPTIONS

Delivery options to suit businesses of all sizes.

Online

Best for 1 to 12 learners
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Our online training is available for course to be completed anywhere.

Book your seats via the course schedule at a time that suits you.

Our Academies

Best for 1 to 3 learners
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Our Academies are located nationally and provide customised safety training solutions, enhancing your team’s ability to handle workplace emergencies with confidence.

Book your training now or enquire today to discuss group training to our Academies

Your Location

Best for 4 or more learners
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We offer convenient nationwide training tailored to you, ensuring your staff are well-prepared for emergencies and high risk workplaces without leaving your premises.

Enquire today and we can work to your needs.

Course Content

  • Prepare for firefighting operations and assess the fire situation
  • Determine and implement appropriate firefighting tactics to suppress an urban fire
  • Use firefighting equipment and extinguishing agents effectively and safely
  • Control and direct firefighting resources under limited supervision
  • Monitor and respond to changes in fire behaviour, building conditions, and weather influences
  • Undertake search and rescue operations in accordance with organisational procedures
  • Conduct ventilation, overhaul, and salvage operations post-fire
  • Maintain and service firefighting equipment and complete operational documentation

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this program, participants will be awarded the following Nationally Recognised Units of Competency:

  • PUAFIR302 Suppress Urban Fire

Prerequisites and Entry Requirements

Pre-requisites:

Students must provide evidence of holding the below unit/s of competency, this is required to be provided PRIOR to commencement of the course:

  • HLTAID011 Provide first aid (or equivalent)
  • PUAFIR203 Respond to urban fire (or equivalent)

As recommended by the Australian Standard AS1715:2009, FSA enforces a 'clean shaven' course entry policy for all courses that require the use of breathing apparatus.

FSA Entry Requirements:

  • A verifiable USI
  • Fire rated PPE, head and eye protection, PLUS wildfire rated gloves
  • Students are required to wear safety footwear, long sleeve shirts and long pants or overalls (site appropriate clothing, steel-cap boots and PPE). Participants may be refused entry where they attend without safety footwear.
  • Suitable fitness to participate (see below for details)
  • Sufficient language, literacy, digital and numeracy skills to complete the course

Physical Requirements:

This course requires a high level of physical strength, stamina, and resilience, as well as the ability to remain safe and effective under stressful emergency conditions.

To successfully complete this course, you will need to be physically able to:

  • Wear full structural firefighting PPE and breathing apparatus (approx. 20kg combined)
  • Crawl, stoop, and bend in confined, smoke-simulated environments
  • Lift, drag, or carry simulated casualties (20-30kg)
  • Operate hose lines and nozzles under pressure while advancing through structures
  • Use forcible entry tools and perform ventilation tasks
  • Move debris and conduct salvage / overhaul operations after a fire
  • Clean, carry, and re-stow firefighting equipment (hoses, BA, tools)

Key overall physical demands:

  • High fitness and strength – required to wear full PPE and breathing apparatus (20kg combined) for extended periods
  • Mobility and endurance – crawling, stooping, bending, climbing ladders, advancing hoses in confined or smoke-filled environments
  • Manual handling – hose lines, nozzles, tools, extinguishers, and rescue mannequins (20–30kg)
  • Environmental stress – heat, smoke simulation, noise, and confined spaces
  • Sustained effort – prolonged activities across search, suppression, overhaul, and salvage operations
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