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Training

With City Wide Fire’s Extinguisher Training programs, your employees receive the training needed to fulfill OSHA requirements and NFPA guidelines. During the hands-on session, they learn how to react during a fire emergency, collaborate with team members to facilitate safe evacuation, and use fire extinguishers effectively.

Training is conducted on-site at your facility by an NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist and assistants licensed by the Illinois State Fire Marshal, Chicago Fire Department and certified by the National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors.

City Wide Fire Extinguisher Training will ensure your employees have the knowledge and skill to make good decisions if a fire emergency should occur at your facility.  An NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist will customize fire extinguisher training for your employees and advise you regarding proper workplace fire protection.

With City Wide Training Services, you'll:

  • Review the fire extinguisher types installed in your facility
  • Work through evacuation procedures
  • Establish guidelines for fire extinguisher use
  • Discuss where extinguishers and exits are located
  • Review common mistakes when using fire extinguishers
  • Identify classes of fires and appropriate extinguishers
  • Receive indoor or outdoor hands-on experience

We also provide approved training for:

  • First Aid, CPR, AED
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Confined Spaces
  • Crane / Hoist Safety
  • Electrical Safety
  • Hearing Protection
  • Lockout / Tagout
  • Forklift
  • Powered Industrial Truck
  • Haz Com
  • Hand Safety
  • Machine Guarding
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respirator Fit Testing

Contact Us today to have a City Wide Fire perform a no-obligation review of your facility's Fire, First-Aid and Safety needs. We’ll determine the current status and recommend solutions to improve your safety today!

OSHA Requires:

  • Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.
  • The employer shall provide the education required upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter

NFPA 10 States:

  • Portable fire extinguishers are appliances to be used principally by occupants of a building who are familiar with the location and operation of the extinguisher through education and training.