Our Year 9/10 Forensic Science elective students will be investigating fire and arson in the next few weeks, so just in case - kidding, we thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce them to potential causes, containment and extinction of house fires. Our junior students have a great relationship with the Timboon CFA as they explore bushfires in the Natural Disasters unit, so we asked Clyde Bassett to lead a session on a more immediate, year round threat. Clyde and Steph Cawsey lead a discussion on location and ignition points around the home before outlining the use of a fire blanket, the five different types of fire extinguishers available and their usage. As the CFA branch has collected expired extinguishers on site, our students were encouraged to discharge them to practise putting out a fire. Michael Cover then challenged our students to tackle the FLAIM 3D training system where students could choose a fire scenario and had to identify what type of extinguisher was needed and the means to extinguish it. Students were also invited to consider to joining their local CFA brigade as an opportunity to volunteer as part of a great team and contribute to their community whilst learning new skills. Thanks to Clyde, Steph and Michael for hosting a potentially, life saving experience for our class. Comments are closed.
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