Students are almost ready for service
All of them are expected to be able to provide risk based primary emergency care as advanced first responders
LEARNER firefighters in the metro only have three modules left before they can be taken for experiential learning at different fire stations around the City of Ekurhuleni.
These fire and emergency services learnership students were appointed in January and have made great strides in their studies so far.
All of them are expected to be able to provide risk based primary emergency care as advanced first responders in the workplace, William Ntladi, spokesman for the metro’s emergency services, said.
“They can also engage in fire safety and public education activities, perform support operations at fire incidents and even perform fire ground operations necessary to ensure life safety, fire control and property conservation under supervision.”
The modules are as per different unit standards and NQF levels respectively. The expected duration for the cognitive part is until the end of June, then the students will be deployed to fire stations before their final graduations.
