209 - Pre-Incident & Fire Safety Surveys
Pre-Incident and Fire Safety Surveys is the ninth title in Action Training Systems' ATS Firefighter II series, and SkillsTrain supplies it locally as the authorised South African distributor for Action Training Systems (ATS). It covers surveying buildings and sites before an incident happens, building the kind of pre-incident knowledge and fire-safety gap identification that makes a response faster and safer once a call actually comes in. A crew that already knows a building's layout, hazards and water access before a fire starts can make faster, safer decisions than one walking in blind.
The title sits within ATS's Firefighter II range, aligned to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 firefighter qualification standard, and uses the same teach, test and track model as the rest of the series, assessing the learner and replaying any section answered incorrectly before letting them continue. It is supplied on USB or as a classroom streaming option, either on its own or as part of the complete ten-title Firefighter II series, directly ahead of the closing Fire Prevention and Public Education title.
Who it is for: Firefighter II level personnel and services building pre-incident planning into their programme, as the ninth of ten titles in the series. Training officers often pair it with real buildings in their own response area, so recruits practise the survey process on structures they may actually be called to one day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does this sit in the series?
Ninth of ten, directly before Fire Prevention & Public Education.
What format is it supplied in?
USB or a classroom streaming option, on its own or as part of the complete ten-title series.
Why does pre-incident survey work matter to a fire service?
Knowing a building before an incident happens, including its fire-safety gaps, makes a later response faster and safer, which is why ATS places it near the end of the Firefighter II pathway.