This one-year diploma course provides in-depth knowledge of fire safety, industrial safety, and workplace hazard management. It is ideal for students seeking immediate career opportunities in safety management.
- Chemistry of Combustion- Triangle of fire, Fire tetrahedron, classification of fire, fire behaviour, stages of fire, method of fire extinguishment and some important definitions like, flash point, fire point- ignition temperature, Auto-ignition temperature, flammability Range etc.
- Discipline: - introduction, importance of discipline, General principles of discipline, essentials for discipline and outward signs.
- Fire Extinguishers; - Types of fire extinguishers, method of operation and care & maintenance.
- Hose & hose fittings: types of hose-suction hose, delivery hose, and hose reel hoes, decay and prevention method of hosed, care & maintenance. Marking & repairing of hose, standard test of suction hose, types & construction of suction hose. Types of hose fittings and its use. Branches & nozzles, adapters, breaching, couplings, hose ramps, collecting heads and other miscellaneous tools and equipment.
- Hydrant & Fittings: - types of water supply, water distribution system, types of hydrants, hydrant gears, and equipment marking, testing care & maintenance & Operation.
- Pump & Primers: - classification of pump, why centrifugal pump is suitable for firefighting- types of primers, testing, fault finding, care and maintenance and standard test.
- Foam & Foam Making equipment: - water as an extinguishant -its merits and demerits, introduction to all types of foam concentrations, properties of foams and techniques of extinguishment by foam, types of foams, characteristics of good foam, foam making equipment, mechanical. High expansion and low expansion foam storage of foam compound. Foam compatibility with Dry chemical powder.
- Extension Ladder: - types of ladders, construction features of conventional ladders, operational use, elementary knowledge of TTL. & snorkel.
- Breathing Apparatus set: -introduction of types of BA Sets in use, working principles and care and maintenance.
- Anatomy of Fire: Definition of combustion, elements of combustion, production of combustion, heat of reaction a calorific value