Fireman's
Awarded to Boys of 15 B.B. age or more who have attended regularly a Course of Instruction of not less than 10 Classes, and who pass an examination on the following subjects:
| (1) | Common causes of fire and elementary fire prevention. |
| (2) | The system and use of Fire Alarms and the essential action to be taken pending the arrival of the Fire Service. |
| (3) | Methods of entering burning buildings, smoke-filled or gas-filled premises. |
| (4) | Methods of rescue from a burning building and how to deal with clothing-on-fire accidents. Fireman's lift. |
| (5) | Elementary firefighting and use of hand appliances, fire-extinguishers, hose reels, stirrup-pumps, water and sand buckets. |
| (6) | First Aid treatment for burns and shock. Artificial Respiration. |
| (7) | Some essential Knots and Lines used by
firemen, e.g. - Chair Knot, Bowling on the Bight, Clove Hitch and Simple Lowering Lines. |
A visit to a Fire Station should be undertaken, if possible, and the examination shall be conducted by either a Fire Service Officer or other person having the necessary qualifications.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The Fireman's Certificate qualifies a Boy in the Rescue and Public Service Section at Silver stage.
Fireman's Badge
Awarded to Boys of 16 B.B. age or more who hold the Fireman's Certificate
gained in a previous Session, have attended regularly a Course of
Instruction of not less than 10 Classes, and who pass an examination on
the following subjects:
| (1) | The Fire Service Organisation. How it works; types of incidents dealt with. |
| (2) | Fire Prevention and Means of Escape in places of public entertainment and large buildings. Preparation of hall for entertainment purposes. |
| (3) | Fire Station Organisation and appliances. |
| (4) | Construction and use of hand appliances. |
| (5) | Water Supplies. Public water mains, hydrants and how they are indicated. |
| (6) | Methods of Rescue. Re-examination of methods taken in Certificate examination and removal of injured by means of mattress. |
| (7) | Use of Knots and Lines in rescue work. Knowledge of simple lowering lines with risks involved in "make-shift" ones. |
The classes and examinations shall be arranged and conducted in co-operation with the Local Fire Service.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Provided that this Examination has been conducted by a Fire Service Officer, the Fireman's Badge qualifies a Boy in the Rescue and Public Service Section at Gold stage with the addition of " actual service " clause.
(Regulations as at 1964)
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