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Online Fire Safety Awareness Course
£17.50 + £3.50 VAT
- Covers new guidance introduced October 2023
- Assured by RoSPA Qualifications
- Certified by CPD
- Audio voiceover
- Approximate course duration of 1 hour
- Downloadable certificate on completion
- 100% online training
- No time limits
This online Fire Safety Awareness course provides essential workplace fire safety training for employees working in offices, retail premises, warehouses, healthcare settings and other commercial environments. The course explains the common causes of workplace fires, the conditions that allow fires to spread, how to reduce fire risks and what action to take in the event of a fire emergency.
Effective fire safety training helps employees understand the importance of following fire safety procedures, reducing the risk of panic during an emergency. Learners gain the knowledge needed to respond appropriately to a fire, safely evacuate the premises and help maintain a safer working environment.
This online Fire Safety training course helps businesses and employers comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the Fire Safety Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. The course also includes updates introduced under Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022, ensuring training reflects the latest UK fire safety legislation.
Who needs fire safety training?
Businesses are legally required to provide employees with adequate fire safety training. This online Fire Safety Awareness course provides workplace fire safety training for staff working in offices, retail premises, warehouses, GP practices, dental surgeries and other commercial settings, helping employers meet UK fire safety compliance requirements. We have created a simple guide that identifies some of the things you will need to consider when thinking about fire safety in the workplace.
Reviewed and approved by lead bodies
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) have assured the training course through their Course Assurance scheme. This means the course meets their high standard and you can be confident that the course contents are relevant and of a high standard.
The training course also complies with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and is accredited by the CPD Certification Service.


What you will learn from Fire Safety training
At the end of the course you will be able to describe:
- You and your employer’s key responsibilities
- The essential components of a fire
- How fires spread
- The actions to take if you discover a fire and on hearing a fire alarm
- What you can do to minimise injury from smoke or burning clothing
- Good practice that will reduce fire hazards and help prevent fires
Example Fire Safety Awareness course pages
Below you will find three example screenshots from our fire safety online training course. The online course is designed to be simple but informative, with each page consisting of a mixture of text, images, tables and professional audio. Using simple informative slides makes our courses easy to learn from.
(Click on the example screens below to view)



What does the online Fire Safety training course cover?
This course contains the following 6 topics:
1 – Employer and Employee Responsibilities
The first topic is about employer and employee responsibilities. It outlines the purpose of the fire safety regulations and the fire safety risk assessment. The topic identifies what is meant by the term responsible person. It also identifies what an employer must do, and what employees must do, with regards to fire safety.
2 – The Three Essential Elements of Fire
The second topic identifies the three essential elements of fire and it also describes what happens when you remove any one of these elements.
3 – How Fire Spreads
The third topic describes four ways that fire can spread. You will learn about why smoke is such a serious threat. The topic also identifies practices that increase the risk of fire and smoke spreading throughout a building.
4 – Raising and Responding to a Fire Alarm
Topic 4 is about raising and responding to a fire alarm. You will learn about the actions to take if you discover a fire. You will also learn when you should attempt to extinguish a fire. The topic covers three things you must NOT do if you hear the fire alarm sound.
5 – Minimising Injury
Topic 5 describes what you can do to minimise injury from fire. It identifies three ways to defend against smoke inhalation. You will also learn about the STOP, DROP and ROLL technique to use if your clothing catches fire.
6 – Fire Prevention and Best Practice
The final topic explores the difference between fire prevention and fire protection. It also presents examples of prevention and protection measures.
How is the Fire Safety course assessed?
The course assessment will consist of 15 questions generated from question banks. Each time the assessment is taken, the questions change. This makes the Fire Safety course suitable for initial and refresher training.
You can also learn from your own mistakes, as the course provides useful feedback for incorrect responses.
Fire Safety training certificate and renewal
Your certificate will be available as soon as the training course has been passed. Once you return to the training system, click on the VIEW CERTIFICATE button to download or print your Fire Safety course certificate.
How long is this Fire Safety Awareness certificate valid for?
Your online Fire Safety training certificate does not include an expiry date. However, due to the devastating effect a fire can have on a business, we recommend the training is retaken annually. This is to ensure that the knowledge of Fire Safety is maintained and the workforce understand how to act if a fire breaks out.
The recommended renewal date will be on your fire safety online course certificate.
Fire Safety Training Course reviews
It is always good to see what other people think of an online course before you commit to purchase. You can see what previous course participants have posted below.
Use this link to see all of our Fire Safety Course Reviews and to view our feedback.
We value your feedback and it is extremely important to us. We listen and take all comments seriously. So please feel free to leave a review.
Why choose i2Comply?
Our online Fire Safety course is engaging, interactive and self-paced, with professional audio narration accompanying the text and illustrations.
Our online training system only allocates a Fire Safety licence to a learner when they actually launch a training course, not when you create their training account. This means your licences remain in your account until you need them.
The Benefits of Online Training
Online training is available at any time and anywhere with internet access. The interactive content and assessment maximises retention of course material. The same content is delivered to everyone, which makes the training consistent and reliable. Everyone learns at different rates and online training allows your employees to learn at their own pace, so everyone gets as much as possible out of the training.
Online training can be very cost-effective as it helps you to reduce training centre and travel costs. When you need to train large numbers of employees, discounted prices will save you even more money.
Online UK Fire Safety courses
i2Comply has been supplying businesses and individuals with fire safety training and certificates for many years. You will find further information about the individual courses by clicking on each title.
- Fire Safety Awareness Course
- Fire Safety Awareness Course – Care Homes
- Fire Safety Awareness Course – Schools and Colleges
- Fire Extinguisher Awareness Course
- Online Fire Safety England Regulations 2022 Training
- Risk Assessment Training Course
i2Comply not only supply fire safety training, but a wide range of courses covering health & safety, health & social care and regulatory compliance. Take a look at our full list of online training courses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fires are extremely dangerous; every year there are thousands of workplace fires where people get seriously injured and sometimes people are killed. Therefore staff in the workplace need to be able to react quickly and properly if a fire breaks out. Fire safety training helps to avoid the possibility of injury and death, as well as the loss of property.
People can make mistakes due to ignorance when it comes to fighting fires or escaping a dangerous situation. That’s why fire safety knowledge can help staff to keep calm when a fire alarm sounds. If all employees are confident about what to do and where to go in the event of a fire, people will be safer. Fire safety awareness training can literally save lives.
Providing evidence of industry-related training is important for all SSIP accreditations. Our training course certificates can be used as evidence that you have received appropriate health and safety training. Please note as every company has different training requirements, it will be up to each individual accreditation body to decide if our online courses are sufficient for your needs.
Once you have completed and passed the fire safety online assessment, you will be able to download and print your certificate.
Unfortunately in order to keep the cost of our online courses down and give you best value for money, we do not post your certificates. A PDF version can be downloaded as soon as you have completed your Fire Safety course.
Have a question on Fire Safety training?
If you cannot find the information you require regarding our fire safety online training course or any of our other online training courses, please just contact us and a member of our team will be happy to help.
Finally, we also have our help & knowledge base area, which contains answers a lot of previous and frequently asked questions.
Request an online training quote
Whether you are looking to train a small team or an entire business, we’re here to help. Let us know your online training requirements and we’ll provide you with a quote.
£17.50 + £3.50 VAT
Discounts Available For Bulk Purchases
| No. of total licenses |
% saving |
|---|---|
| 1 - 9 | - |
| 10 - 19 | 10% |
| 20 - 49 | 20% |
| 50 - 99 | 25% |
| 100 - 199 | 30% |
| 200 - 499 | 40% |
| 500 - 999 | 50% |
| 1000 + | 60% |
