Fire Fighter Level 2 Training Service | in Dammam - Riyadh - Jeddah - Makkah

1. Introduction to Fire Fighter Level 2

• Fire Fighter Level 2 role and responsibilities per NFPA 1001 including (advanced operations, team leadership, specialized tasks)

• Difference from Level 1 including (increased complexity, leadership expectations, specialized equipment)

• Incident command integration including (divisional assignments, accountability, communication)

• Safety culture advancement including (risk assessment, crew resource management, situational awareness)

2. Fire Behavior and Building Construction

2.1 Advanced Fire Behavior

• Compartment fire dynamics including (growth phase, flashover, backdraft, thermal layering)

• Ventilation effects on fire including (flow path, bi-directional flow, coordinated attack)

• Reading smoke indicators including (color, volume, velocity, density, height)

• Thermal imaging applications including (heat source location, victim detection, hidden fire, structural assessment)

2.2 Building Construction Types

• Construction classifications per NFPA 220 including (Type I fire-resistive, Type II non-combustible, Type III ordinary, Type IV heavy timber, Type V wood frame)

• Structural components including (load-bearing walls, trusses, roofs, floors, columns)

• Collapse indicators including (sagging, cracks, bulging, leaning, unusual sounds)

• Pre-incident planning including (building features, hazards, access points, water supply)

3. Advanced Fire Attack Operations

3.1 Coordinated Fire Attack

• Attack strategies including (offensive, defensive, transitional attack, risk-benefit analysis)

• Hose line advancement techniques including (stairwell operations, standpipe operations, above-grade fires)

• Coordinated ventilation including (timing with attack, vertical ventilation, horizontal ventilation, positive pressure)

• Team coordination including (nozzle team, backup line, ventilation crew, rapid intervention crew)

3.2 Special Circumstances Firefighting

• Basement fires including (ventilation challenges, access limitations, collapse hazards, water application)

• High-rise firefighting including (stairwell support, standpipe operations, elevator considerations, staging)

• Wildland-urban interface including (structure protection, defensible space, natural fuel considerations)

• Vehicle fires including (hybrid/electric vehicle hazards, tire explosions, strut explosions, fuel system integrity)

4. Ventilation Operations

4.1 Vertical Ventilation

• Roof operations safety including (structural stability, roof construction, walking techniques, cutting hazards)

• Ventilation hole placement including (highest point, over fire area, wind considerations, coordination with attack)

• Cutting techniques including (chainsaw operation, axe cuts, rotary saw, inspection holes)

• Safety considerations including (fall protection, roof stability, power lines, collapse indicators)

4.2 Horizontal and Mechanical Ventilation

• Window and door ventilation including (opening techniques, flow path creation, timing coordination)

• Positive pressure ventilation including (fan placement, opening size, air flow patterns, smoke removal)

• Negative pressure ventilation including (smoke ejectors, exhaust fans, tactical applications)

• Hydraulic ventilation including (fog stream application, window placement, effectiveness)

5. Search and Rescue Operations

5.1 Primary and Secondary Search

• Search techniques including (oriented search, vent-enter-search, large area search, thermal imaging use)

• Team organization including (two-person teams, search patterns, communication, accountability)

• Victim removal methods including (carries, drags, packaging, narrow space extrication)

• Search marking systems including (door marking, room marking, team identification)

5.2 Rapid Intervention Crew Operations

• RIC deployment criteria per NFPA 1407 including (mayday declaration, firefighter down, lost/trapped firefighter)

• RIC equipment including (search rope, spare SCBA, hand lights, forcible entry tools, thermal imager)

• Firefighter rescue techniques including (self-rescue, assisted rescue, disentanglement, air supply sharing)

• MAYDAY procedures including (declaration, location, air status, assistance needed, accountability)

6. Forcible Entry and Breaching

• Door construction types including (wood, metal, composite, fire-rated, security features)

• Forcible entry tools including (halligan bar, flat-head axe, hydraulic spreaders, battering ram, through-the-lock)

• Entry techniques including (conventional, through-the-lock, destructive, door removal)

• Breaching operations including (wall breaching, floor breaching, ceiling access, tool selection)

• Window access including (breaking techniques, removal, ladder positioning, safe entry)

• Lock defeating including (cylinder removal, K-tool, through-the-lock tools, padlock techniques)

7. Ladder Operations

• Ground ladder types including (single ladder, roof ladder, extension ladder, folding ladder, NFPA 1931 standards)

• Ladder selection including (height requirements, working length, angle placement, load capacity)

• Raising techniques including (beam raise, flat raise, two-person raise, three-person raise)

• Ladder placement including (proper angle 75 degrees, tip placement, heel position, securing)

• Ladder climbing including (tool carrying, victim removal, working from ladder, safety locks)

• Specialized operations including (roof access, window entry, ventilation support, rescue platform)

8. Water Supply and Pump Operations Basics

8.1 Water Supply Operations

• Water sources including (hydrants, static sources, relay operations, tanker shuttle)

• Hydrant operations including (forward lay, reverse lay, supply line connection, residual pressure)

• Drafting operations including (hard sleeve, strainer placement, priming pump, lift limitations)

• Relay operations including (pump spacing, pressure requirements, communication, flow maintenance)

8.2 Pump Operations Fundamentals

• Fire pump components including (intake, discharge, gauges, controls, relief valve, transfer valve)

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

• Pump operation sequence including (engaging pump, setting pressure, monitoring, shutdown)

• Flow testing including (pitot gauge use, flow measurement, nozzle testing)

9. Hazardous Materials Awareness

• HAZMAT identification per NFPA 472 including (DOT placards, NFPA 704 diamond, container shapes, shipping papers)

• Hazard classes including (flammables, corrosives, oxidizers, poisons, radioactive, explosive)

• Isolation and denial of entry including (establishing zones, perimeter control, evacuation, shelter-in-place)

• Decontamination basics including (emergency decontamination, technical decon, corridor setup)

• ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook) use including (identification number lookup, guide pages, isolation distances, protective actions)

• Incident reporting including (notification procedures, CHEMTREC, specialist resources, information gathering)

10. Vehicle Extrication and Technical Rescue

10.1 Vehicle Extrication

• Vehicle stabilization including (cribbing, struts, airbag considerations, hybrid vehicle safety)

• Glass management including (laminated versus tempered, removal techniques, patient protection)

• Door removal including (Nader pin cutting, hinge cutting, spreading, complete removal)

• Roof operations including (flap, total removal, cutting techniques, supporting roof)

• Dashboard displacement including (spreading, cutting steering column, pedal release)

• Patient packaging including (cervical collar, backboard, extrication device, removal coordination)

10.2 Rope Rescue Awareness

• Rope rescue equipment including (rope types, harnesses, carabiners, anchor systems, NFPA 1983 standards)

• Knot applications including (bowline, figure-eight, clove hitch, safety knots)

• Mechanical advantage systems including (pulleys, mechanical advantage ratios, haul systems)

• Low-angle rescue including (slope evacuation, packaging, belay systems, edge protection)

11. Incident Command System and Communications

• ICS structure per NIMS including (command, operations, planning, logistics, finance/administration)

• Span of control including (supervisory limits, division assignments, group assignments)

• Tactical benchmarks including (offensive mode, defensive mode, arrival, under control, loss stopped)

• Radio communication including (clear text, standard terminology, tactical channels, emergency traffic)

• Personnel accountability including (passport system, accountability tags, personnel tracking, roll call)

• Transfer of command including (briefing components, face-to-face, documentation)

12. Fire Protection Systems

• Automatic sprinkler operations including (wet pipe, dry pipe, preaction, deluge, NFPA 13)

• Standpipe systems per NFPA 14 including (Class I, Class II, Class III, operation, supply)

• Fire alarm systems including (detection devices, notification appliances, panel operation, NFPA 72)

• Special suppression systems including (clean agent, foam, CO2, kitchen hood systems)

• System support operations including (FDC connections, valve operations, augmenting systems)

• Impairment recognition including (out-of-service indicators, notification, compensating measures)