Healthcare Fire Safety Training
Certified - Hospitals, Clinics & Day Centres - 80% Hands-On - Nationwide
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Certified fire safety training for hospitals, clinics, and day centres. Qualified fire safety professionals deliver it on-site at your facility. Available nationwide across Ireland.
Fire Safety Training for Hospitals, Clinics, and Day Centres
Phoenix STS delivers certified fire safety training built for healthcare premises where patients and service users are present. The 3-hour programme is 80% hands-on. It gives every member of healthcare staff the skills and confidence to respond to a fire. The course suits hospitals, outpatient clinics, day care centres, and similar settings. Patients may be attached to medical equipment, using oxygen, or unable to walk. We train staff for exactly those challenges. The course covers progressive horizontal evacuation, fire extinguisher operation, and evacuation equipment techniques.
Who Should Attend
This course is suitable for all staff working in healthcare premises.
Clinical Staff
Doctors, nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, radiographers, and pharmacists.
Support Staff
Porters, catering and kitchen staff, housekeeping and cleaning, maintenance and estates personnel, reception and administrative staff.
Management
Hospital managers, department heads, ward managers, matrons, facility managers, and health and safety officers.
Other Healthcare Settings
Day centre staff, outpatient clinic staff, rehabilitation centre staff, hospice staff, and agency or locum staff requiring current certification.
Course Content
Module 1-2: Fire Safety Essentials and Facility Orientation
- Fire science fundamentals: how fires start, spread, and develop
- Common fire hazards in healthcare, including oxygen-enriched environments
- Fire detection and alarm systems in hospitals and clinics
- Compartmentation and fire door operation
- Guided facility Walk and Talk orientation of your premises
- Spotting the fire hazards in your own building
Practical Modules 3-4: Fire Response and Evacuation
- Fire extinguisher training with live fire simulation
- Progressive horizontal evacuation procedures
- How to evacuate patients who cannot walk
- Ski sheet, ski pad, and evacuation chair operation
- Evacuating patients who are attached to medical equipment
- Communication and coordination during a fire
- Supervised fire drill exercise at your facility
Why Choose This Course
Specifically designed for healthcare premises with patients and service users.
Certified
3 hours of CPD approved by the CPD Standards Office. You can claim these hours towards any professional body membership or CPD record.
Healthcare Premises Specific
Built for hospitals, clinics, and day centres, where evacuating patients and service users brings particular challenges.
80% Hands-On Training
Mostly practical. Staff practise with real fire extinguishers and evacuation equipment, and take part in a supervised drill.
Progressive Horizontal Evacuation
Covers compartment-to-compartment evacuation. This is the standard hospital approach, because moving patients downstairs is often impractical.
Expert Healthcare Instructors
Instructors with fire engineering qualifications and specific healthcare fire safety experience. Members of IFE, IOSH, and NAHFO.
Manufacturer-Authorised
Authorised training provider for Hospital Aids and Exitmaster evacuation equipment used in healthcare facilities across Ireland.
What Is Included
- Course materials and reference guides
- Certificate of Completion (3 hours) valid for 1 year
- Phoenix STS Certificate of Completion
- Practical fire extinguisher training with live fire simulation
- Evacuation equipment training (ski sheets, ski pads, evacuation chairs)
- Facility Walk and Talk orientation of your premises
- Supervised fire drill exercise
- Post-course support and renewal reminders
- Digital fire safety checklist templates
Fire Safety Essentials
Theory and fire prevention for healthcare settings. Covers fire science, common hazards in hospitals and clinics, oxygen-enriched atmosphere risks, and fire detection systems.
Facility Walk and Talk
A guided walk around your premises. Staff locate fire exits, assembly points, alarm call points, extinguishers, compartment boundaries, and the evacuation routes for your building.
Fire Extinguisher Training
Hands-on extinguisher practice using live fire simulation. Staff learn to select the correct extinguisher type and operate it safely, including awareness of risks when oxygen is present.
Evacuation Techniques
Practical training with ski sheets, ski pads, and evacuation chairs. Staff practise progressive horizontal evacuation using rescue manikins that simulate patient weight.
Fire Safety Essentials
Theory and fire prevention for healthcare settings. Covers fire science, common hazards in hospitals and clinics, oxygen-enriched atmosphere risks, and fire detection systems.
Facility Walk and Talk
A guided walk around your premises. Staff locate fire exits, assembly points, alarm call points, extinguishers, compartment boundaries, and the evacuation routes for your building.
Fire Extinguisher Training
Hands-on extinguisher practice using live fire simulation. Staff learn to select the correct extinguisher type and operate it safely, including awareness of risks when oxygen is present.
Evacuation Techniques
Practical training with ski sheets, ski pads, and evacuation chairs. Staff practise progressive horizontal evacuation using rescue manikins that simulate patient weight.
Learning Outcomes
After this course, participants can prevent fires through good housekeeping and hazard awareness. They can spot the fire hazards specific to healthcare, including oxygen-enriched atmospheres. They know how to respond when the fire alarm sounds, following your facility's procedures. They can operate fire extinguishers safely and choose the correct type for the fire. They can evacuate patients and service users using progressive horizontal evacuation and the right equipment. They also understand their duties under the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
Legislative Framework
Fire safety training for healthcare staff is a legal requirement under Irish legislation. Employers must ensure all staff receive adequate fire safety training and instruction.
Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003
Section 18(2) places a duty on anyone in control of a premises. They must guard against fire, provide reasonable fire safety measures, and make sure people can evacuate safely at all times. Hospitals, clinics, and day centres all fall under this duty. In plain terms: if you control a healthcare building, you must keep staff trained and escape arrangements working every day. View on Irish Statute Book
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Sections 8, 9 and 10 require employers to give staff the information, training, and supervision they need to work safely. Section 11 requires emergency plans, firefighting measures, and evacuation procedures. Section 19 requires risk assessments, which include fire risks. In plain terms: every healthcare employer must train staff for a fire and plan how the building empties. View on Irish Statute Book
Benefits of Healthcare Fire Safety Training
For Patient and Service User Safety
Staff who can prevent, detect, and respond to fire protect the people in their care. We train teams to evacuate patients attached to medical equipment, on oxygen therapy, or with limited mobility. You gain confidence that your team can act in a real emergency.
For Your Organisation
Evidence of compliance with the Fire Services Acts and the 2005 Act. Certified documentation for staff training records. Supports HSE Procedure 204 and JCI/CHKS accreditation standards. Useful due diligence evidence for insurers and fire authority inspections.
Course Details
- Duration: 3 hours
- Maximum learners: 16 per session
- Delivery: On-site at your facility
- Certification: Certified (3 hours)
- Certificate validity: 1 year
- Training approach: 80% practical, 20% theory
Scheduling
- Available nationwide across all 26 counties
- Available 7 days a week including evenings
- Several sessions can run in one day
- We schedule around patient care
- All training equipment provided by Phoenix STS
Assessment and Certification
We assess participants through practical observation during the course. There is no written exam. Everyone who completes the practical elements receives a Phoenix STS Certificate of Completion confirming 3 training hours. Certificates are valid for 1 year. We recommend annual refresher training.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this course. Participants should wear comfortable clothing suitable for practical exercises. No prior fire safety training is required.
Our Instructors
Our fire safety instructors hold fire engineering qualifications. They are members of NAHFO (National Association of Healthcare Fire Officers), IFE (Institution of Fire Engineers), IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health), IIESMS, IIRSM, and IHEEM. All are qualified People Moving and Handling Instructors with specialist healthcare fire safety experience.
Phoenix STS is an authorised training provider for Hospital Aids and Exitmaster evacuation equipment. Our instructors are manufacturer-trained on the ski sheets, ski pads, and evacuation chairs used in Irish hospitals. All services are covered by professional indemnity insurance. Phoenix STS is ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 9001:2015 certified.
Phoenix STS provides healthcare fire safety services across Ireland, including Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, and nationwide.
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Protect your patients, service users, and staff. Certified fire safety training built for hospitals, clinics, and day centres. Available nationwide.
How This Course Compares
- Certificate of Completion issued by Phoenix STS (3 hours)
- Built for healthcare premises, not generic fire awareness
- 80% hands-on practical training with real equipment
- Includes facility Walk and Talk orientation of your premises
- Covers progressive horizontal evacuation for hospitals
- Covers oxygen-enriched fire hazards
- Expert instructors with healthcare fire safety qualifications
- Manufacturer-authorised evacuation equipment training
- Supports JCI and CHKS accreditation fire safety requirements
- Compliant with HSE Procedure 204 training requirements
Nationwide Healthcare Fire Safety Training
Phoenix STS provides on-site healthcare fire safety training throughout Ireland. We are based in Longford and cover all 26 counties. Our qualified instructors deliver certified training at hospitals, clinics, day centres, rehabilitation centres, and hospices. Training is available 7 days a week, including evenings.
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Why Choose Phoenix STS
Over 15+ Years' Experience
Phoenix STS has been delivering fire safety training and consultancy services across Ireland since 2000. Trusted by over 500 organisations including hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide.
Irish Owned and Operated
Proudly Irish owned and based in Longford. We know Irish fire safety law and build our courses around it.
Qualified Fire Safety Experts
Our instructors hold fire engineering qualifications and are members of NAHFO, IFE, IOSH, IIESMS, IIRSM, IHEEM, and L&DI. All are qualified People Moving and Handling Instructors.
Supporting guidance for fire safety training frequency
Irish fire-safety guidance does not set one fixed course duration or refresher cycle for every workplace. Phoenix STS sets the training length and review period by looking at the role, building type, evacuation strategy, staff duties, fire risk assessment and whether practical exercises are needed.
The links below support the training decision by showing the wider Irish expectations around fire risk management, emergency escape, fire prevention and staff duties. Higher-risk workplaces, healthcare settings and premises with complex evacuation arrangements may need more frequent training or drills than a lower-risk office.
Useful guidance links
Frequently Asked Questions
Content last reviewed: March 2026.
Yes. The Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 require anyone in control of a premises to provide fire safety measures and safe evacuation procedures. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires employers to provide fire safety training, instruction, and emergency plans. In plain terms: hospital staff must be trained, and the duty sits with the employer.
Annual refresher training is recommended. Certificates from this course are valid for 1 year. The law requires staff to stay competent. Best practice is to train all staff at least once a year, and again whenever procedures change.
You receive a Phoenix STS Certificate of Completion confirming 3 training hours. It is valid for 1 year.
Yes. The course suits any healthcare premises where patients and service users are present. That includes hospitals, outpatient clinics, day care centres, rehabilitation centres, and hospices. We adapt the content to your facility during the Walk and Talk orientation.
Yes. Progressive horizontal evacuation is the standard approach in hospitals and healthcare facilities. The course covers compartment-to-compartment evacuation procedures, fire door operation, and maintaining compartmentation during evacuation.
Phoenix STS provides all training equipment. That includes fire extinguishers for live fire simulation, rescue manikins that simulate patient weight, ski sheets, ski pads, evacuation chairs, and smoke simulation equipment where appropriate.
A maximum of 16 learners per session, so everyone gets enough hands-on practice. We can run several sessions in one day to train larger teams.
Yes. The course covers the fire hazards of medical oxygen, including piped systems, portable cylinders, and high-flow nasal oxygen therapy. Staff learn that oxygen-rich air makes fires grow faster, which cuts the time available to escape, and the precautions this demands.
Both courses cover the fundamentals. This course is designed for hospitals, clinics, and day centres, where occupants are patients and service users rather than residents. It covers hospital-specific challenges: progressive horizontal evacuation across departments, patients attached to medical equipment, operating theatres, and coordination between departments.
We train on-site across all 26 counties of Ireland. Our base in Longford gives easy access to every region. Training is available 7 days a week, including evenings.