Advanced Fire Brigade (Level 3) Training Service | in Dammam - Riyadh - Jeddah - Makkah

1. Introduction to Advanced Fire Brigade Operations

• Advanced fire brigade role including (complex emergencies, leadership, specialized operations, facility protection)

• Level 3 responsibilities including (incident command, tactical decisions, resource management, team leadership)

• Legal and regulatory requirements including (OSHA 1910.156, NFPA 600, facility requirements, liability)

• Advanced brigade organization including (command structure, team roles, mutual aid, emergency coordination)

• Professional standards including (competency requirements, training obligations, certification, continuing education)

2. Advanced Fire Behavior and Building Construction

• Fire dynamics including (flashover, backdraft, smoke explosion, fire development in compartments)

• Building construction types including (Type I-V construction, fire resistance, structural behavior, collapse indicators)

• Structural stability including (load-bearing walls, truss systems, lightweight construction, failure patterns)

• Reading smoke including (color, density, velocity, pressure, location, fire stage indicators)

• Thermal imaging application including (heat pattern recognition, victim location, hidden fire detection, structural assessment)

3. Incident Command System and Emergency Management

• ICS fundamentals including (common terminology, modular organization, manageable span of control, unified command)

• Command structure including (incident commander, command staff, general staff, functional sections)

• Incident priorities including (life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation, environmental protection)

• Strategic planning including (situation assessment, strategy selection, tactical objectives, resource allocation)

• Command post operations including (location selection, information management, communication, decision-making)

4. Size-Up and Tactical Decision-Making

• Size-up components including (building, occupancy, apparatus/personnel, life hazard, fire extent, terrain, time, weather)

• Tactical decision-making including (risk assessment, strategy selection, tactical deployment, contingency planning)

• Risk management including (risk-benefit analysis, offensive versus defensive, transitional attacks, safety prioritization)

• Situational awareness including (continuous assessment, changing conditions, crew accountability, escape route maintenance)

• Command communications including (situation reports, tactical objectives, progress reports, resource requests)

5. Advanced Fire Suppression Tactics

• Offensive operations including (aggressive interior attack, coordinated tactics, water application, ventilation support)

• Defensive operations including (exterior operations, exposure protection, master streams, collapse zones)

• Transitional attack including (exterior-to-interior transition, rapid intervention, coordinated entry)

• Coordinated fire attack including (engine company operations, truck company support, backup lines, RIT deployment)

• Special tactics including (basement fires, high-rise operations, vehicle fires, wildland-urban interface)

6. Ventilation Operations and Coordination

• Ventilation purpose including (heat release, smoke removal, visibility improvement, fire control support)

• Horizontal ventilation including (window removal, cross-ventilation, wind effects, timing coordination)

• Vertical ventilation including (roof cutting, natural openings, hole size and location, safety considerations)

• Positive pressure ventilation including (fan placement, door control, air flow management, effectiveness monitoring)

• Ventilation coordination including (attack team communication, timing, building considerations, wind direction)

7. Search and Rescue Leadership

• Search strategy including (primary search, secondary search, large-area search, victim-oriented search)

• Search team deployment including (team composition, equipment, accountability, communication)

• Advanced search techniques including (thermal imaging, rope-guided search, wide-area search, collapse search)

• Victim removal including (packaging, extraction routes, stairwell operations, ladder rescues)

• Rapid Intervention Team including (RIT activation, firefighter rescue, emergency procedures, training requirements)

8. Forcible Entry and Breaching Operations

• Advanced forcible entry including (commercial doors, security systems, reinforced entry, through-the-wall breaching)

• Tool selection and use including (power saws, hydraulic tools, breaching tools, specialized equipment)

• Tactical breaching including (firefighting support, rescue access, ventilation openings, exposure protection)

• Safety considerations including (structural integrity, cutting hazards, environmental hazards, team coordination)

• Entry point selection including (strategic positioning, multiple access points, escape route creation)

9. Water Supply and Hydraulic Calculations

• Water supply operations including (hydrant connections, relay pumping, drafting operations, tanker shuttle)

• Hydraulic calculations including (friction loss, nozzle pressure, elevation pressure, appliance loss)

• Pump operations including (pressure calculations, flow requirements, multiple lines, master stream supply)

• Supply line deployment including (forward lay, reverse lay, split lay, supply considerations)

• Water supply challenges including (limited supply, distance, elevation, flow requirements)

10. Foam Operations and Special Agents

• Foam concentrate types including (Class A foam, Class B foam, AFFF, protein foam, alcohol-resistant)

• Foam application including (foam proportioning, application methods, coverage rates, effectiveness)

• Flammable liquid fires including (tank fires, spill fires, three-dimensional fires, foam tactics)

• Special extinguishing agents including (dry chemical, CO2, clean agents, specialized suppression)

• Foam system operations including (fixed systems, portable equipment, foam monitor operations)

11. Hazardous Materials Response

• HAZMAT awareness including (recognition, identification, notification, isolation, protection)

• Hazard assessment including (material identification, container recognition, hazard evaluation, risk determination)

• Defensive operations including (containment, confinement, vapor suppression, product transfer prevention)

• Decontamination procedures including (emergency decon, technical decon, corridor setup, runoff control)

• HAZMAT coordination including (specialist team liaison, evacuation, exposure monitoring, incident command)

12. Technical Rescue Operations

• Rescue types including (confined space, high-angle, vehicle extrication, machinery entrapment, structural collapse)

• Confined space rescue including (atmospheric monitoring, entry procedures, retrieval systems, emergency extraction)

• High-angle rescue including (rope systems, anchor points, raising and lowering, safety considerations)

• Vehicle extrication including (stabilization, glass management, cutting techniques, victim packaging)

• Rescue coordination including (team deployment, equipment staging, medical support, specialized resources)

13. Industrial Fire Protection Systems

• Sprinkler systems including (wet pipe, dry pipe, pre-action, deluge, foam-water, operations and support)

• Standpipe systems including (Class I, II, III, connection procedures, pressure requirements, tactical use)

• Special suppression systems including (clean agent, CO2, dry chemical, kitchen suppression, data center protection)

• Fire pump operations including (activation, pressure boosting, flow testing, maintenance)

• System support operations including (sprinkler support, FDC connection, system restoration, impairment management)

14. Emergency Planning and Pre-Incident Planning

• Pre-incident planning including (building surveys, hazard identification, resource requirements, tactical considerations)

• Emergency response plans including (scenarios, response procedures, resource allocation, mutual aid)

• Facility familiarization including (layout, construction, occupancy, protection systems, special hazards)

• Plan documentation including (building diagrams, system information, contact lists, update procedures)

• Training integration including (plan-based drills, scenario development, performance evaluation)

15. Fire Brigade Leadership and Team Management

• Leadership responsibilities including (decision-making, accountability, crew safety, performance standards)

• Team supervision including (task assignment, progress monitoring, safety oversight, tactical adjustment)

• Crew resource management including (communication, workload distribution, situation awareness, error prevention)

• Training program management including (needs assessment, training delivery, competency evaluation, record keeping)

• Performance evaluation including (individual assessment, team performance, improvement identification, recognition)

16. Fire Investigation and Origin Determination

• Fire investigation purpose including (cause determination, prevention, legal proceedings, insurance)

• Scene preservation including (evidence protection, photography, documentation, access control)

• Origin determination including (fire patterns, burn indicators, witness information, system data)

• Cause classification including (accidental, natural, incendiary, undetermined)

• Investigation coordination including (fire marshal liaison, law enforcement, insurance investigators, documentation)

17. Emergency Medical Operations and Mass Casualty

• Medical emergency management including (triage, treatment, transport coordination, medical command)

• Mass casualty incidents including (START triage, treatment areas, transportation, resource management)

• Firefighter rehabilitation including (medical monitoring, hydration, cooling, rest cycles)

• Medical coordination including (EMS liaison, hospital notification, patient tracking, resource requests)

• Medical equipment including (AED, oxygen, trauma supplies, medical protocols)

18. High-Rise and Complex Structure Operations

• High-rise challenges including (vertical logistics, communication, access, evacuation, standpipe operations)

• Stairwell operations including (staging, ascent procedures, equipment transport, accountability)

• High-rise tactics including (floor-below staging, attack procedures, search coordination, ventilation limitations)

• Building systems including (HVAC control, elevator recall, fire alarm interface, communication systems)

• Evacuation management including (phased evacuation, refuge areas, occupant communication, accountability)

19. Wildland-Urban Interface Firefighting

• WUI fire behavior including (fuel types, weather factors, topography, fire spread, ember attack)

• Structure protection including (defensible space, ignition-resistant construction, exposure assessment, triage)

• WUI tactics including (structure preparation, exposure protection, evacuation support, coordination with wildland resources)

• Safety considerations including (escape routes, safety zones, lookouts, weather monitoring)

• Equipment and PPE including (wildland PPE, hand tools, water supply, mobile operations)

20. Aircraft and Vehicle Fire Operations

• Aircraft incidents including (aircraft types, fuel systems, hazards, access points, suppression agents)

• Aircraft rescue firefighting including (approach procedures, agent application, rescue access, ARFF equipment)

• Vehicle fires including (passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, alternative fuel)

• Vehicle fire tactics including (approach, exposure protection, fire attack, battery hazards, safety distances)

• Specialized equipment including (dry chemical, CAFS, piercing nozzles, thermal cameras)

21. Post-Incident Operations and Analysis

• Overhaul operations including (hot spot detection, complete extinguishment, salvage, property protection)

• Scene safety including (structural assessment, utility control, hazard mitigation, security)

• Incident documentation including (action log, resource tracking, timeline, outcome documentation)

• Debriefing procedures including (hot debrief, formal debrief, lessons learned, improvement identification)

• After-action review including (objective assessment, performance analysis, training needs, procedure revision)

22. Safety Officer and Incident Safety

• Safety Officer role including (hazard monitoring, risk assessment, intervention authority, accountability)

• Incident safety plan including (strategic goals, tactical hazards, control measures, evacuation signals)

• Safety monitoring including (structural stability, atmospheric conditions, crew fatigue, equipment function)

• Firefighter accountability including (personnel accountability reports, crew integrity, emergency roll call)

• Rapid intervention including (RIT deployment, firefighter emergency, rescue operations, mayday procedures)

23. Multi-Agency Coordination and Mutual Aid

• Unified command including (agency coordination, shared objectives, resource integration, communication)

• Mutual aid operations including (resource requests, interoperability, command transfer, support operations)

• External agency coordination including (law enforcement, EMS, utilities, environmental agencies, emergency management)

• Communication systems including (radio interoperability, common channels, signal protocols)

• Resource management including (staging, tracking, demobilization, documentation)

24. Training Program Development and Delivery

• Training needs assessment including (competency gaps, regulatory requirements, incident analysis, performance evaluation)

• Curriculum development including (learning objectives, content design, practical exercises, evaluation methods)

• Training delivery including (classroom instruction, hands-on practice, scenario-based training, evaluation)

• Training records including (attendance, competency verification, certification, continuing education)

• Program evaluation including (effectiveness assessment, participant feedback, outcome measurement, continuous improvement)

25. Equipment Maintenance and Readiness

• Apparatus readiness including (daily checks, preventive maintenance, equipment inventory, repair coordination)

• SCBA maintenance including (inspection, cleaning, testing, cylinder hydrostatic testing, documentation)

• Tool and equipment care including (cleaning, function testing, repair, replacement, inventory management)

• PPE maintenance including (turnout gear cleaning, inspection, advanced cleaning, retirement criteria)

• System testing including (pump testing, ladder testing, equipment certification, performance verification)

26. Case Studies & Group Discussions

• Major industrial fire incidents including (petrochemical fires, warehouse fires, manufacturing facility fires)

• Command decision scenarios including (tactical success stories, lessons from command failures)

• Complex emergency operations including (multi-alarm fires, technical rescues, HAZMAT incidents, combined operations)

• Line-of-duty deaths and close calls including (incident reconstruction, contributing factors, prevention measures)

• The importance of proper training in developing effective Advanced Fire Brigade Level 3 capabilities