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Emergency Response Team Leadership and Fire Marshal Skills

When an alarm sounds, floor wardens and fire marshals are the people who decide whether an evacuation goes smoothly or descends into panic. This course prepares nominated emergency response team members to lead evacuations, account for staff and support emergency services on arrival. Participants practise clear command, roll call procedures and the calm decision making needed during fires, gas leaks and other building emergencies in African workplaces.

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What you will be able to do

  • Describe the role and authority of a fire marshal and emergency response team member.
  • Lead a floor or zone evacuation calmly and account for all occupants.
  • Operate assembly points and conduct an accurate roll call.
  • Assist people with disabilities and visitors during an evacuation.
  • Hand over control to emergency services clearly on their arrival.
  • Support post incident checks before any return to the building.

Course outline

  1. 01Role of the fire marshal and response team
  2. 02Emergency signals and initial actions
  3. 03Leading an evacuation
  4. 04Assembly points and roll call
  5. 05Assisting vulnerable occupants
  6. 06Handover to emergency services
  7. 07Drills, debriefs and improvement

Who should attend

Nominated fire marshals, floor wardens, emergency response team members, safety representatives and supervisors with evacuation responsibilities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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