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1. Introduction to Industrial Fire Brigades

1.1 Fire Brigade Organization and Responsibilities

• Fire brigade organizational structures including (incipient fire response teams, interior structural brigades, industrial fire departments, and specialty response teams)

• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.156 organizational requirements including (brigade composition, member qualifications, training standards, and written organizational statements)

• NFPA 600 scope and application including (facility risk assessment, brigade capabilities determination, performance standards, and operational guidelines)

• Roles and responsibilities including (fire brigade leader duties, member functions, support personnel, and incident commander authority)

1.2 Fire Science Fundamentals

• Fire behavior principles including (fire triangle and tetrahedron, combustion process, heat transfer methods, and flame spread mechanisms)

• Classification of fires including (Class A combustibles, Class B flammable liquids, Class C electrical, Class D metals, and Class K cooking oils)

• Stages of fire development including (incipient phase, growth phase, fully developed, and decay per NFPA 921)

• Building construction and fire effects including (structural components, collapse indicators, fire load assessment, and thermal degradation)

2. Personal Protective Equipment and Respiratory Protection

2.1 Structural Firefighting PPE

• Turnout gear components and standards including (coat and pants per NFPA 1971, helmet, hood, boots, and gloves)

• PPE inspection and maintenance including (daily checks, damage assessment, cleaning procedures, and retirement criteria)

• Proper donning and doffing procedures including (sequence protocols, buddy checks, contamination control, and time benchmarks)

• Thermal protection and limitations including (heat stress management, duration limits, rehabilitation requirements, and situational awareness)

2.2 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

• SCBA components and operation per NFPA 1981 including (facepiece assembly, regulator, cylinder, and harness systems)

• Pre-use inspection procedures including (pressure checks, seal verification, alarm testing, and functional assessment)

• Donning and activation techniques including (over-the-head method, coat method, emergency donning, and buddy breathing)

• Air management and emergency procedures including (consumption monitoring, low-air alarms, emergency breathing support systems, and escape protocols)

3. Fire Suppression Equipment and Extinguishing Agents

3.1 Portable Fire Extinguishers

• Extinguisher types and applications per NFPA 10 including (water, foam, dry chemical, carbon dioxide, and clean agents)

• Selection criteria and placement including (hazard classification, travel distance, capacity requirements, and accessibility per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.157)

• Operating techniques including (PASS method, approach distances, sweep patterns, and backup procedures)

• Inspection and maintenance including (monthly checks, annual servicing, hydrostatic testing, and documentation requirements)

3.2 Fire Hoses and Nozzles

• Hose types and specifications per NFPA 1961 including (attack lines, supply lines, hard suction, and specialty hoses)

• Nozzle selection and operation including (smooth bore, fog patterns, variable flow, and specialized applicators)

• Hose deployment techniques including (shoulder load, preconnected lines, hose advancement, and stream application)

• Hose handling evolutions including (hose rolls, coupling and uncoupling, drain and dry procedures, and storage methods)

3.3 Fixed Fire Protection Systems

• Automatic sprinkler systems per NFPA 13 including (wet pipe, dry pipe, deluge, and pre-action systems)

• Standpipe and hose systems per NFPA 14 including (Class I, II, and III systems, pressure requirements, and connection points)

• Foam systems per NFPA 11 including (low expansion, high expansion, foam concentrate types, and application methods)

• Special extinguishing systems including (clean agent systems per NFPA 2001, water mist, and inert gas systems)

4. Firefighting Tactics and Operations

4.1 Size-up and Incident Assessment

• Initial incident size-up components including (occupancy type, fire location, visible conditions, and resource needs assessment)

• Risk assessment and decision-making including (risk versus gain analysis, offensive versus defensive operations, and tactical priorities)

• 360-degree assessment including (structure reconnaissance, exposure identification, access and egress routes, and utilities location)

• Information gathering and communication including (building pre-plans, hazardous materials identification, occupancy status, and command updates)

4.2 Fire Attack Strategies

• Offensive interior attack including (direct attack, indirect attack, combination attack, and transitional attack methods)

• Defensive operations including (exterior streams, master stream placement, exposure protection, and surround and drown)

• Ventilation techniques including (horizontal ventilation, vertical ventilation, positive pressure ventilation, and tactical ventilation timing)

• Search and rescue priorities including (primary search procedures, secondary search methods, victim location techniques, and victim removal)

4.3 Water Supply and Hydraulics

• Water supply sources including (municipal hydrants, static sources, relay operations, and portable tank operations)

• Pump operations fundamentals including (centrifugal pump theory, pressure calculations, net pump pressure, and flow requirements)

• Friction loss calculations including (hose diameter effects, length considerations, appliance losses, and elevation changes)

• Fire stream effectiveness including (reach, penetration, flow requirements per NFPA 1710, and nozzle reaction)

5. Specialized Industrial Fire Scenarios

5.1 Flammable Liquid Fires

• Flammable and combustible liquid properties including (flash point, ignition temperature, vapor density, and boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion BLEVE)

• Tank fire tactics including (tank cooling, foam application, exposure protection, and runoff control)

• Spill fire management including (vapor suppression, foam blanket application, ignition source control, and containment)

• Safety considerations including (boilover phenomena, slopover risks, frothover conditions, and withdrawal protocols per NFPA 30)

5.2 Chemical and Hazardous Materials Fires

• Hazard identification per NFPA 704 including (health, flammability, instability, and special hazards diamonds)

• Chemical fire behavior including (reactive materials, oxidizers, pyrophoric substances, and water-reactive chemicals)

• Protective actions including (isolation distances, evacuation zones, shelter-in-place decisions, and decontamination corridors)

• Response strategies including (defensive operations, technical specialist consultation, hazmat team coordination, and environmental protection)

5.3 Electrical and Equipment Fires

• Electrical fire hazards including (energized equipment, arc flash risks, insulation failure, and overcurrent conditions)

• De-energization procedures including (lockout/tagout per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147, utility coordination, verification testing, and grounding)

• Suppression techniques including (Class C extinguishing agents, non-conductive streams, equipment isolation, and cooling methods)

• Special equipment fires including (transformers, switchgear, cable trays, and battery storage systems)

5.4 Confined Space Fire and Rescue

• Confined space identification per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 including (permit-required spaces, atmospheric hazards, configuration hazards, and engulfment risks)

• Pre-entry planning including (atmospheric monitoring, ventilation strategies, rescue equipment staging, and communication systems)

• Entry and rescue procedures including (entry team composition, safety attendant duties, retrieval systems, and backup team readiness)

• Firefighting in confined spaces including (limited access challenges, ventilation coordination, hose advancement techniques, and emergency egress)

6. Search and Rescue Operations

6.1 Search Techniques and Procedures

• Primary search methods including (oriented search, left-hand/right-hand search, large area search, and victim-oriented search)

• Search tools and equipment including (thermal imaging cameras, search ropes, forcible entry tools, and personal alert safety systems PASS)

• Low-visibility navigation including (wall following, tag lines, breadcrumb systems, and team integrity maintenance)

• Victim location indicators including (bedrooms, bathrooms, windows, doors, and furniture patterns)

6.2 Victim Rescue and Removal

• Victim assessment including (consciousness level, injury severity, entrapment conditions, and movement capability)

• Rescue carries and drags including (firefighter carry, extremity drag, blanket drag, and webbing sling techniques)

• Ladder rescue operations including (victim packaging, secured descent, aerial ladder rescues, and ground ladder applications)

• Technical rescue coordination including (structural collapse, vehicle extrication, rope rescue, and specialized team deployment)

6.3 Rapid Intervention Teams (RIT)

• RIT deployment criteria per NFPA 1407 including (interior operations, IDLH atmospheres, crew accountability, and activation triggers)

• RIT equipment and tools including (search ropes, air supply systems, breaching tools, and victim packaging devices)

• Firefighter emergency procedures including (MAYDAY declaration, personnel accountability report PAR, emergency traffic protocols, and last known location)

• RIT operations including (search patterns, air supply strategies, disentanglement techniques, and emergency egress routes)

7. Incident Command and Emergency Management

7.1 Incident Command System (ICS)

• ICS organizational structure per NFPA 1561 including (command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration sections)

• Command establishment and transfer including (initial incident commander, unified command, command transfer protocols, and command post location)

• Span of control and resource management including (division/group assignments, strike teams, task forces, and staging areas)

• Strategic and tactical priorities including (life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation, and environmental protection)

7.2 Personnel Accountability Systems

• Accountability methods per NFPA 1982 including (passport systems, tactical worksheets, electronic tracking, and company officer responsibility)

• Crew integrity maintenance including (team composition, supervisor-subordinate ratios, direct observation, and communication protocols)

• Personnel Accountability Report (PAR) including (regular intervals, benchmark completions, emergency evacuations, and roll call procedures)

• MAYDAY management including (immediate action protocols, rescue group assignment, investigation team, and communication priorities)

7.3 Post-Incident Operations

• Overhaul and salvage including (hot spot detection, debris removal, property protection, and loss minimization)

• Scene preservation and investigation including (origin and cause determination, evidence protection, fire investigator coordination, and documentation per NFPA 921)

• Incident debriefing including (tactical review, lessons learned, performance evaluation, and improvement recommendations)

• Equipment inspection and rehabilitation including (SCBA refilling, hose testing, PPE decontamination, and apparatus restocking)

8. Fire Prevention and Pre-Incident Planning

8.1 Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement

• Fire code fundamentals per NFPA 1 including (means of egress, fire-resistive construction, fire protection systems, and hazardous materials storage)

• Inspection procedures including (inspection checklists, violation documentation, correction orders, and follow-up protocols)

• Common fire hazards including (housekeeping deficiencies, electrical hazards, exit obstructions, and system impairments)

• Prevention program elements including (public education, code compliance, plan review, and occupancy inspections)

8.2 Pre-Incident Planning

• Building information collection including (construction type, occupancy classification, fire protection systems, and utility locations)

• Hazard identification including (process hazards, chemical inventories, high-value areas, and special protection requirements)

• Tactical considerations including (access points, water supply locations, apparatus positioning, and evacuation routes)

• Pre-plan documentation including (site maps, floor plans, hazard symbols per NFPA 170, and contact information)

9. Emergency Medical Operations

9.1 Basic Life Support and First Aid

• Scene safety and assessment including (hazard recognition, personal protection, mechanism of injury, and incident prioritization)

• Primary and secondary surveys including (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure assessment)

• CPR and AED operation per AHA/Red Cross guidelines including (compression techniques, rescue breathing, AED application, and team coordination)

• Bleeding control and shock management including (direct pressure, tourniquets, hemostatic agents, and patient positioning)

9.2 Firefighter Rehabilitation

• Rehabilitation criteria per NFPA 1584 including (work cycle duration, environmental conditions, SCBA consumption, and vital signs monitoring)

• Rehabilitation sector operations including (location selection, medical monitoring, hydration, and cooling/warming measures)

• Medical evaluation including (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, and symptom assessment)

• Return to duty criteria including (vital signs recovery, adequate hydration, mental status, and medical clearance)

10. Practical Firefighting Evolutions

10.1 Live Fire Training

• Training burn facilities per NFPA 1403 including (acquired structures, fixed training facilities, outdoor props, and safety requirements)

• Scenario-based evolutions including (room and contents fires, vehicle fires, flammable liquid fires, and basement fires)

• Safety officer and instructor duties including (safety briefings, ignition control, emergency procedures, and continuous monitoring)

• Performance evaluation including (tactical effectiveness, safety compliance, teamwork assessment, and skill proficiency)

10.2 Hands-On Skill Stations

• SCBA proficiency including (emergency breathing, mask confidence, air conservation, and emergency egress)

• Hose handling and stream application including (line advancement, nozzle control, flow patterns, and team coordination)

• Forcible entry techniques including (door breaching, window removal, wall penetration, and lock manipulation)

• Ladder operations including (ground ladder raises, climbing, roof access, and rescue applications)

11. Physical Fitness and Occupational Health

11.1 Firefighter Physical Fitness

• Job-related fitness components including (cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition)

• Fitness assessment methods including (candidate physical ability test CPAT benchmarks, job-specific tasks, and performance standards)

• Training program development including (aerobic conditioning, strength training, flexibility exercises, and injury prevention)

• Nutrition and hydration including (caloric needs, macronutrient balance, pre-incident fueling, and recovery nutrition)

11.2 Occupational Health and Safety

• Health hazards in firefighting including (smoke inhalation, heat stress, carcinogens, and cardiovascular risks)

• Cancer prevention strategies including (gross decontamination, PPE cleaning per NFPA 1851, exposure reduction, and medical surveillance)

• Mental health and stress management including (critical incident stress, PTSD awareness, peer support programs, and professional resources)

• Medical surveillance programs per NFPA 1582 including (baseline physicals, periodic examinations, fitness for duty, and occupational injury management)

12. Case Studies and Tactical Simulations

12.1 Industrial Fire Case Studies

• Regional industrial incidents from Middle East facilities including (petrochemical fires, warehouse fires, manufacturing plant emergencies, and large-scale evacuations)

• Incident analysis including (contributing factors, tactical decisions, lessons learned, and prevention strategies)

• After-action reviews including (performance evaluation, procedure effectiveness, training needs identification, and improvement recommendations)

• Multi-agency coordination examples including (mutual aid operations, unified command scenarios, and resource sharing agreements)

12.2 Tabletop Exercises and Simulations

• Scenario development including (facility-specific hazards, realistic conditions, decision points, and resource constraints)

• Command and control exercises including (incident command practice, tactical worksheets, resource allocation, and communication protocols)

• Problem-solving scenarios including (simultaneous incidents, resource limitations, rescue dilemmas, and strategic trade-offs)

• The importance of proper training in successful fire brigade operations and emergency response effectiveness