Fire prevention and extinction for farmers and ranchers

20-hour theoretical-practical course taught in person from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. between June 17 and 20 in Cenicientos (Madrid). Organized by IMIDRA (Madrid Institute for Rural, Agricultural and Food Research and Development)

PROGRAM:

Theoretical training (15 hours)

• Basic legislation
• Activities and machinery that generate fire risks in agriculture and livestock farming. Real case studies
• Good preventive practices in agricultural and livestock work
• Ecological effects of a fire
• Physics of fire
• Behavior of agricultural or forest fires and their factors
• Types and parts of a fire. Positioning
• Basic Actions. Attack Methods
• Manual and mechanical tools for forest fire extinguishing
• Lines of defense. Construction and liquidation
• Agricultural machinery used for extinguishing a fire. Working system
• Safety in forest fire fighting

Practices (5 hours)

• Direct attack: use of hand tools in agricultural and forest fires
• Shovel-hoe and backpack-fire-fighter tool kits
• Cutting tools. Safety and handling: pulasky, tajamatas, chainsaw
• Indirect attack: Construction of defense line, security and coordination
• Handling and maintenance of tools
• Use of cutting, digging and scraping tools
• Safety position when unloading aerial means

Attendance: Maximum 25 people. | Location: Cenicientos - Carmen de la Rocha Cultural Center | APPLICATION up to 5 days before the start. | POSTER