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The challenge of keeping your breathing apparatus capability ready for deployment 

A fire and rescue service’s breathing-apparatus (BA) capability depends on more than having trained wearers and sufficient kit available. The facepieces must be capable of achieving an adequate fit for the wearers who may be deployed, sets and cylinders must be serviceable, gas detectors must function correctly, and entry-control procedures must be understood across the team. A shortfall in any one area can reduce the people or equipment available for deployment at short notice.

At Fire Safe International, we help you bring wearer competence, face fit testing and equipment readiness into one unified programme that fits around your watches, appliances and frontline availability.

How we help you: 

  • Quantitative face fit testing for BA wearers

    Every wearer of a tight-fitting full-face breathing-apparatus mask should undergo face fit testing for the specific make, model and size of facepiece they are expected to wear. We can schedule testing alongside wearer training, allowing fitting technique and alternative facepieces to be addressed during the same programme.  We can test multiple wearers simultaneously and on all types of makes and models of masks, reducing time off the run and maximising our assets.

  • BA, cylinder and gas-detection servicing

    Our technicians service reusable respiratory protective equipment and breathing-apparatus sets, arrange cylinder pressure testing and refilling, calibrate gas detectors and test compressed breathing air. Where included within the agreed servicing programme, equipment can be identified and recorded individually, with defects and outstanding work documented before it is returned or further action is recommended. Servicing can be organised by station, appliance, team or reserve pool to help your team monitor equipment availability throughout the programme.

  • Specialist rescue training for your risk profile

    We can tailor safety and response training courses to the incidents and environments your teams may face. Public fire and rescue services can align delivery with local BA procedures, operational guidance and assessment requirements, while industrial teams can work around site-specific entry control, communication, air management and emergency arrangements.

    Training can also cover confined-space response, atmospheric monitoring, restricted entry, casualty packaging and technical recovery at our training facility or through agreed practical training arrangements at your site, where suitable.

How this benefits your service:

Keep more crews and equipment ready to deploy

Staggered testing, training and servicing reduce the number of wearers, breathing-apparatus sets and cylinders unavailable at the same time. This helps your department or station maintain operational cover while competence and equipment requirements are completed.

Identify capability gaps before they affect response

Face fit failures, overdue servicing, recurring equipment defects and gaps in specialist rescue competence can be identified before they restrict deployment. Our service packages give your team time to resolve the issue rather than discovering it when a crew or asset is needed.

Strengthen assurance across stations and watches

A common approach to testing, competence and equipment status gives your station managers a clearer view of operational readiness across the service. Local procedures and specialist capabilities can still be retained, while consistent testing, training and record-keeping expectations are maintained wherever crews and equipment are based.

Who we help

Our services are a strong fit for: 

Public fire and rescue services
Airport rescue and firefighting services
Industrial fire brigades and site emergency teams 
Training, operational assurance and workforce-development departments and independent contractors

Why work with Fire Safe International? 

Since the business was founded in 1993, Fire Safe International have worked with clients from a wide range of specialist commercial and industrial sectors – but our training background comes directly from the UK Fire Service. Our founder was formerly a senior UK Fire Service trainer and completed several secondments to the Fire Service College at Moreton-in-Marsh. We’ve continued this engagement with the Fire & Rescue service ever since, working with departments around the UK to deliver a range of face fit testing and training services. Our background gives our engineers a clear understanding of shift structures, competence validation, appliance availability, and the consequences of when a wearer or breathing apparatus set cannot be deployed – allowing us to address your people, facepieces, and equipment fleet as a unified operational capability.

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Do firefighters need face fit testing?

Definitely. Any firefighter issued tight-fitting respiratory protection must be fit tested in the exact make, model, type and size they will wear. This includes full-face breathing apparatus masks and any disposable or reusable respirators used for other duties.

Do you provide equipment servicing as well as training?

Yes. Alongside firefighter and breathing-apparatus training, we can also service agreed reusable respiratory protective equipment and self-contained breathing-apparatus equipment.

Can Fire Safe International support full-face respirator and breathing apparatus testing?

Yes. We quantitatively face fit test full-face and half-face respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus masks, using electronic equipment that produces a numerical fit factor. Each wearer is tested in the make, model, type and size of respirator issued to them. Testing can be booked separately as a standalone or ongoing service, or incorporated into respirator or breathing apparatus training.

Next steps

To discuss your requirements, please call 01743 761000, or arrange a consultation with one of our specialists.