Fire Fighter (Level 1) Training Service | in Dammam - Riyadh - Jeddah - Makkah

1. Introduction to Firefighting and Fire Behavior

• Firefighter roles and responsibilities including (fire suppression, rescue, property conservation, public service)

• Fire science fundamentals including (fire triangle, fire tetrahedron, combustion process, heat transfer)

• Fire classifications including (Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class K)

• Fire stages including (incipient, growth, fully developed, decay)

• Fire behavior factors including (fuel, oxygen, heat, chemical reaction, building construction)

2. Firefighter Safety and Personal Protective Equipment

• Firefighter safety principles including (risk assessment, personnel accountability, crew integrity, SCBA use)

• Personal protective equipment including (turnout gear, helmet, hood, gloves, boots, PASS device)

• Turnout gear donning including (proper sequence, fit adjustment, completeness check, time standards)

• PPE inspection including (damage recognition, contamination, serviceability, retirement criteria)

• Safety culture including (safety officer role, accountability systems, rapid intervention teams, mayday procedures)

3. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

• SCBA components including (cylinder, regulator, facepiece, harness, pressure gauge)

• SCBA donning procedures including (inspection, donning sequence, seal check, buddy check)

• SCBA operation including (breathing technique, air management, low-air alarms, emergency procedures)

• Facepiece seal and emergency procedures including (seal testing, facepiece removal, emergency breathing)

• SCBA limitations including (air supply duration, vision restriction, communication difficulty, confined space restrictions)

4. Fire Hoses and Appliances

• Hose types and sizes including (attack lines, supply lines, booster lines, diameter standards)

• Hose couplings including (threaded couplings, Storz couplings, adapters, reducers)

• Nozzles including (smooth bore, fog nozzles, automatic nozzles, flow patterns)

• Appliances including (wyes, siamese connections, water thieves, hose clamps)

• Hose deployment including (shoulder carry, minute-man load, pre-connect deployment, hose advancement)

5. Fire Streams and Water Application

• Fire stream types including (direct attack, indirect attack, combination attack)

• Nozzle operation including (pattern selection, stream reach, flow adjustment, proper positioning)

• Water application techniques including (penciling, painting ceiling, straight stream, fog pattern)

• Hydraulic principles including (friction loss, nozzle pressure, flow rate, elevation effects)

• Extinguishing agent effectiveness including (cooling, smothering, emulsification, chemical interruption)

6. Fire Attack Tactics and Operations

• Size-up including (building construction, fire location, smoke conditions, occupancy, resources)

• Attack mode selection including (offensive attack, defensive attack, transitional attack)

• Hose line advancement including (stairwell operations, hallway advancement, door entry, room penetration)

• Fire attack coordination including (engine company operations, backup lines, exposure protection)

• Safety considerations including (structural integrity, flashover indicators, backdraft signs, escape routes)

7. Search and Rescue Operations

• Search priorities including (immediate danger areas, fire floor, floors above fire, remainder of building)

• Search techniques including (primary search, secondary search, oriented search, vent-entry-search)

• Search methods including (right-hand search, left-hand search, team search, TIC use)

• Victim removal including (drags, carries, packaging, rapid removal, stairs navigation)

• Search safety including (crew integrity, tag lines, thermal imaging cameras, air management)

8. Ventilation Operations

• Ventilation purpose including (heat removal, smoke removal, visibility improvement, life safety)

• Ventilation types including (horizontal ventilation, vertical ventilation, positive pressure, negative pressure)

• Horizontal ventilation including (window removal, door opening, cross-ventilation, coordinated timing)

• Vertical ventilation including (roof operations, natural openings, cutting holes, safety considerations)

• Ventilation coordination including (communication with attack crews, timing, wind effects, building construction)

9. Forcible Entry and Access

• Forcible entry tools including (axe, halligan bar, ram, pry bar, K-tool, saw)

• Door forcing techniques including (conventional doors, security doors, inward-swinging, outward-swinging)

• Through-the-lock entry including (conventional cylinder removal, padlock cutting, lock bypass)

• Window entry including (glass removal, security bars, ventilation coordination)

• Tool safety including (proper use, carrying, team coordination, injury prevention)

10. Ladder Operations and Ground Ladders

• Ground ladder types including (straight ladders, extension ladders, roof ladders, folding ladders)

• Ladder components including (beams, rungs, fly section, halyard, locks, hooks)

• Ladder carry and raise including (single-firefighter carry, two-firefighter carry, beam raise, flat raise)

• Ladder placement including (proper angle, secure footing, tip placement, building contact)

• Ladder climbing including (safety, tool carrying, victim rescue, roofing operations)

11. Case Studies & Group Discussions

• Firefighting success stories including (effective tactics, coordinated operations, lives saved)

• Line-of-duty deaths and close calls including (safety lessons, situational awareness, decision factors)

• Structure fire scenarios including (residential fires, commercial fires, multi-story operations)

• Lessons from fire ground failures including (communication breakdowns, tactical errors, safety violations)

• The importance of proper training in developing effective Fire Fighter Level 1 capabilities