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Fire Safety

Fire Marshal

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Fire Marshal is run on demand — tell us when you'd like to attend and where, and we'll arrange a date and venue that works for you. Single delegates and group bookings both welcome.

UK-wide venues + online Group discounts available

Overview

Every workplace needs nominated people to act when fire threatens, and the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to appoint competent people to help carry out fire safety duties. Fire marshals, also called fire wardens, are those people: they run evacuations, sweep their areas, use extinguishers on small fires where safe, and keep day-to-day fire precautions working between inspections.

The course trains marshals for both halves of the job. The emergency half covers raising the alarm, evacuation sweeps, refuge points, roll calls and the decision of when to fight a small fire and when to walk away, including hands-on extinguisher types and their limits. The preventive half covers the daily and weekly checks that stop fires happening: escape routes, fire doors, alarm call points, extinguisher positions, housekeeping and the ignition sources common to your workplace. The number of marshals a workplace needs comes from its fire risk assessment, with cover for shifts, leave and multi-floor buildings.

For general staff who simply need fire safety grounding, the Basic Fire Safety Awareness course covers the essentials. Specialists who assess buildings professionally progress through the fire risk assessment qualifications, and fire safety managers take the NEBOSH Fire Certificate. Browse the cluster under fire safety training.

Who this course is for

  • Nominated fire marshals and wardens in any workplace
  • Office, warehouse, factory and site-based staff taking the role on
  • Managers responsible for fire safety arrangements
  • Reception and front-of-house staff who control visitor movements
  • Construction site staff with fire point and evacuation duties
  • Employers building marshal cover across shifts and floors

Requirements

  • No formal entry requirements
  • Suitable for complete beginners taking the role for the first time
  • A reasonable level of spoken and written English
  • Practical extinguisher training requires suitable clothing

What you'll achieve

  • A fire marshal training certificate for your fire safety records
  • Competence to run evacuations, sweeps and roll calls
  • Hands-on extinguisher knowledge: types, uses and limits
  • A working routine of daily and weekly fire prevention checks
  • Understanding of the Fire Safety Order 2005 and the marshal's place in it
  • Evidence for your fire risk assessment that competent people are appointed

Syllabus

Fire law and the marshal role
The Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person and competent persons.
How fires start and spread
The fire triangle, common causes and workplace ignition sources.
Prevention checks
Escape routes, fire doors, alarms, extinguishers and housekeeping.
Evacuation
Raising the alarm, sweeps, refuges, roll calls and liaison with the fire service.
Extinguishers
Types, colour codes, safe use and when not to fight a fire.
Records
Logging checks, drills and training for the fire risk assessment.

Fire Marshal FAQs

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to appoint competent people to assist with fire safety duties, and training is how competence is demonstrated. Enforcement officers and insurers expect nominated marshals to hold current training.
It comes from your fire risk assessment: enough to cover every area, floor and shift, with redundancy for leave and sickness. Small single-floor offices may need two; multi-floor and shift-based workplaces need more.
Nothing in practice: the titles are used interchangeably for the same role, and this course covers both.
The course typically runs as a half-day or one-day session. Refresher training is commonly taken every three years, or sooner where your fire risk assessment, staff turnover or premises changes call for it.
Yes. Marshals learn extinguisher types, colour codes and safe use, and crucially when not to attempt to fight a fire. Practical extinguisher experience is included where the venue allows.
Yes, and it is often the best way to do it: marshals train on their own escape routes, alarm points and extinguisher positions rather than a generic venue.
Prices for fire marshal training vary by location, group size and whether you book a public date or an in-company course. Where live dates are shown at the top of this page, the price against each date is the full cost of a place. Otherwise send an enquiry from this page and we will come back within one working day with options and pricing.
Yes. Fire marshal training works well delivered to a whole team at once, on site or at a venue near you, and in-company delivery is often the cheapest way to train several people. Request a quote through our <a href="/for-employers/">employer booking page</a>, with purchase order support included.
The course runs on demand as well as on any public dates shown at the top of this page. Send an enquiry with your preferred timing and location and we will confirm available options within one working day.

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