🎓 Foundations

Start here: how fire works, the two rulebooks (BS and NFPA), the words we use, and working safely on site.

Work through it in this order

1. 1 · The BasicsHow fire works
2. 2 · The Whys & the StandardsThe two rulebooks – BS and NFPA
3. 2 · The Whys & the StandardsInspection, testing & maintenance – the words we use
4. 3 · What Goes WrongWorking safely on site
5. 4 · Dow RequirementsHow Dow requirements work
6. 🃏 Flashcards
7. 📝 Test yourself
8. ✅ Practical sign-off

#What you'll be able to do after this module

• Explain how a fire starts and keeps going, and how each type of system puts it out.
• Name the classes of fire, and explain why a "Class C" fire means something different in the UK and the US.
• Explain who writes British Standards and NFPA codes, and why a Dow site may use both.
• Use the right words: inspection, test, maintenance, service, impairment.
• Follow the basic routine of a service visit safely: arrive, permit, isolate, work, restore, record.

#How long?

Roughly 2–3 days, alongside shadowing on site. Do the flashcards a few minutes a day, little and often, rather than all at once.