EuroFire – Standard EF5 – English
Unit EF5: Control vegetation fires using pumped water
Element 1.1 Prepare pumps, hoses and other ancillary equipment for use at vegetation fires
Element 1.2 Set up and operate a pump in a vegetation fire situation
Element 1.3 Deliver water through hoses and nozzles to control vegetation fire
To achieve it you must show that you are able to:
- Prepare and use a pump competently
- Select, prepare and reconstitute a pump site
- Lay out and relocate hoses
- Use water delivered through nozzles to extinguish the fire in both initial attack and mop-up situations
- Operate safely on the fireground
Competency Standard EF5 (0.1 MB)
