About the Fire Extinguisher Training

The Fire Extinguisher Training program is available to educate the Yale Community regarding fire safety, the proper and safe use of a fire extinguisher and how to report a emergency. In the event of a fire emergency, you need to know what your responsibilities are and how to protect yourself and others.

Don't wait for a fire to learn about fire safety and the use of fire extinguishers.

The Fire Extinguisher Training program was created by Brooks Equipment Company as a public service with the intention of providing useful, easy to access information related to the application and proper use of fire extinguishers. Please take the course, then take the quiz to demonstrate that you have successfully learned the key points of fire safety.

• Start the course - When you have completed the course, please close the course window to return to this page to complete the mandatory quiz.
• Take the Quiz - This mandatory quiz will test the knowledge you have gained from the training. You can take the quiz as many times as you like, but you must achieve a passing score to satisfy the training requirements.

Key Points of Fire Safety

• Recognize that a fire or other emergency situation exists.
• Safely stop what you are doing.
• Rescue those who might be injured in the area if it can be conducted safely.
• Activate the building alarm system and notify the building occupants.
• Close the door behind you to confine the fire to the room of origin.
• Evacuate the building.
• Call 911 from any university phone or 911 from any cell phone or other non university phone.
• REMEMBER your safety is of the utmost importance. Never put your life in danger.