COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes practical sessions and demonstration where participants carryout fire fighting and rescue missions. Theory learnt in the class will be applied using a fire extinguisher and various firefighting equipment through practical sessions. 

This course is designed to provide delegates with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Certified Fire Fighter Rescue Missions. The course will help the participants to determine the concept of fire behavior including the sources of heat, oxygen and its effect on combustion, flammable and explosive limits, modes of heat transfer, unique fire events and classes of fire; discuss the overview of the process industry particularly the principles of exploration, production and enhanced oil recovery (EOR); and identify the physical properties of hydrocarbons as well as its vapor density and pressure, specific gravity and characteristics. 

 

Participants will also be able to analyze the characteristics of hydrocarbon releases, fires and explosions and explain the concept of Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions (BLEVE); apply rescue procedures including search of burning structures, victim removal, drags and carries and extrication from motor vehicles and become acquainted with the specialized rescue situations and tools; and discuss the principles of forcible entry including the tools and equipments used in the forcible entry and improve maintenance of forcible entry tools, etc.