Corporate Training By Zack Academy - Advanced Fire and Smoke Restoration

In this Advanced Fire and Smoke Restoration course, students will learn advanced techniques for the remediation of fire damaged properties. Participants of this course can earn their IICRC FSRT, IICRC HST, and OSHA 10-Hour General Industry certifications in just one class.

This unique 5-Day Advanced Fire and Smoke Restoration class provides a comprehensive look at how to complete a fire damage restoration project. From containment to contents processing, students will learn how to document a project with cleaning plans and invoices. Students will also learn in-depth health and safety regulations such as smoke behavior, personal protective equipment, decontamination, OSHA regulation on particulates and emergency controls.

Finally, students will learn advanced restoration techniques such as structural cleaning, smoke deodorization, hard surface restoration, upholstery restoration and corrosion mitigation as they apply to fire and smoke damage. By the end of this course, students will be able to perform fire restoration projects from beginning to end.

Upon successful completion of this course and its exams, students will also earn the IICRC Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician, IICRC Health and Safety Technician, and OSHA 10-Hour General Industry certifications.

Who Should Take This Course?

• Restoration professionals
• Property managers
• General contractors

Topics to be Covered:

• Fire Science and Smoke Behavior
• Toxic Chemicals and Particulates
• OSHA Health and Safety Regulations
• Engineering Controls
• Emergency Site Security
• Documentation, Action Plans, and MIPs
• Corrosion Mitigation
• Contents Processing, Pack Out
• Hard Surface Contents Restoration
• Upholstery and Soft Goods Restoration
• Structural Cleaning
• Equipment Options
• Deodorization

IICRC Exam Fees:  $80.00 for each IICRC exam (FSRT and HST exams); retests will be $65.00. These fees are in addition to the registration fee, and are paid directly to IICRC. Please be sure attendees have the proper fees available when attending class.

To learn more about IICRC Certification, view the IICRC FAQs.

Syllabus

Course Agenda:

Day One:

Power Point Presentation
Lunch

Hands-on:
Various Containment and
Barrier setups
-PPE donning, user checks, decontamination, and doffing

Day Two:
Power Point Presentation
Lunch
Trip to flood house covering:

Initial Inspection
Communication to all MIP’s & Gaining Authorizations
PPE & Safety Considerations
Create Initial Action Plan of Process to Remediate
Corrosion Mitigation and Site Security (Metallic Surfaces, Initial carpet and upholstery cleaning, discuss board ups and winterization)
Initial Equipment set up (Air Filtration Devices, Barriers, Drying Equipment if needed)

Day Three:
Power Point Presentation
Lunch
Trip to Flood house covering:
Structural Cleaning and Restoration
Content Processing
Pack Out
Hard Surface Contents
Soft Finish Contents
Discussion of Fire Extinguisher Discharge Clean up
Odor Removal Process, Techniques, Agents, and Equipment

Day Four
Power Point Presentation
Lunch
Hands-on Ultrasonics cleaning
Hands-on Upholstery cleaning techniques

Day Five
Scoping and invoicing techniques (Sample ESX & PDF invoices provided to students)
Lunch
Final Review
IICRC FSRT Exam to begin at 2:30

** Test- $80 testing fee per IICRC exam, Payable to the IICRC in class, with the instructor. **