Fire Safety and Emergency Evacuation in Care Facilities
Practical fire safety, warden duties and resident evacuation — aligned to AS 3745.
This is a non-accredited course and does not lead to a statement of attainment or a nationally recognised qualification.
What's covered
Fire safety in a care facility is fundamentally different from fire safety in an office: residents may have limited mobility, cognitive impairment, sensory loss, or oxygen on hand. This PD covers fire safety, warden duties and emergency evacuation procedures tailored to residential aged care, group homes, day services and clinics.
Content is aligned to AS 3745 Planning for Emergencies in Facilities and the maintenance principles in AS 1851. Hands-on practice includes extinguisher use, evacuation chair operation and slide-sheet evacuation of mobility-impaired residents.
The comprehensive format adds chief-warden tabletop scenarios, a service-specific evacuation plan review and a workplace project — a staged-evacuation drill plan for your service.
You will be able to
- Identify fire triangle elements and classes of fire (A, B, C, D, E, F)
- Demonstrate use of fire extinguishers (PASS), fire blankets and hose reels — when and when not to use
- Apply RACE and PASS in a care facility setting
- Carry out warden duties under AS 3745, including communication and roll-call
- Conduct staged evacuation of mobility-impaired residents using slide sheets and evacuation chairs
Choose the depth that fits
Same trainer team. Same Statement of Participation. The longer format adds case studies, scenario practice and a workplace project.
One-day
- Focused skills update
- Ideal for annual compliance cycles
- Statement of Participation issued
2 days (12 hrs)
- Deep dive with case studies
- Scenario practice + workplace project
- Application-rich — ready to embed
Public sessions launching June 2026
AISC's Professional Development program runs from June 2026. Public session dates will be published here shortly — register interest below and we'll email you as soon as the first cohort opens for booking.
Exact dates coming soon
The first public cohort opens for booking shortly. In-house delivery for your service is available now — submit interest below and our training team will be in touch.
Designed for
All care-facility staff requiring annual fire safety refresher; nominated workplace fire wardens and chief wardens under AS 3745; team leaders and night-shift coordinators in residential aged care and group homes; quality and compliance officers responsible for evacuation plan review.
In-house and partner training
Need this PD delivered at your service? We bring the program to your team — contextualised to your residents, clients and policies.
Talk to us about this PD
Email or call our training team and we will scope a program with you.
Email: training@aisc.edu.au
Phone: 1300 120 096