Volunteer firefighter training

Act safely. Work together. Support your community.

Theory and practical training for fire and rescue unit members to act safely and work together during fires, emergencies and other hazardous incidents.

Defender Ukrainian Training Centre · Kyiv Volunteer Fire Service

We deliver sessions with regard to Ukrainian civil protection and volunteer fire service legislation. The programme, format and practical tasks are agreed to meet your team’s needs.

What the training covers

• Volunteer fire service organisation and coordination with professional fire and rescue units.
• Fire and technological safety, occupational health and personal safety.
• Safe use of firefighting equipment, gear and protective equipment.
• Initial actions during a fire and the fundamentals of rescue and other urgent operations.
• First aid and teamwork in training scenarios.

Practice and coordination

Practical sessions develop teamwork, safe use of fire and rescue equipment and the ability to carry out initial response actions.

Training tasks help participants practise role allocation, communication and coordinated action. The programme and participants’ experience determine the scope of practical work.

Legal framework

Article 63 of the Civil Protection Code of Ukraine governs volunteer fire services and uses the term “fire and rescue unit providing volunteer fire protection”.

The unit’s tasks and powers and its members’ and participants’ rights and duties are defined in regulations approved by its founder and agreed with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine or its territorial body.

Civil Protection Code of Ukraine — Article 63

Cabinet Resolution No. 314 of 07.04.2023 — establishing and operating units

Ministry of Internal Affairs Order No. 184 of 13.03.2023 — training and retraining volunteer firefighters

Order No. 184 was registered by the Ministry of Justice on 27.04.2023 under No. 693/39749. It provides for training and retraining volunteer firefighters at State Emergency Service educational institutions. The centre’s practical sessions should not be equated with completion of that procedure. Ask about the programme and completion document when enrolling.

Training before participation

Article 63 excludes members of volunteer fire and rescue units who have not completed the required training from firefighting, rescue and other urgent operations.

We teach people to act safely, work as a team and support their community.

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