Category Fire-fighting Courses

Arab Fire, Safety & Security Academy offers Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) program that is a developmental program in safety field .

Who should take this program ?

Personnel who work in fire , safety and security teams . Also , Safety , fire and security responsibles in all industrial , service and commercial facilities.

Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) program objectives :

Personnel who work in fire , safety and security teams . Also , Safety , fire and security  officials  in all industrial , service and commercial facilities.

Duration : 10 days.

Program type: developmental program .

Arab Fire Safety & Security academy offers Fire risks and fire fighting training program . That is an developmental program in firefighting .

Who should take this Fire risks and fire fighting training program ?

1. Beginners firefighters  .
2. Personnel of the different professional and functional level in the different work site within the commercial , industrial, service and administrative facilities.

The program objectives:

1. Developing the skills of fire-fighting using modern scientific techniques .

Interim goals (detailed) for the program: –
At the end of a cycle of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

1. Identify the ignition elements.
2. Identify various types of fires and the characteristics of each type.
3. Identify fire causes and how to avoid.
4. Identify the fire detection and alarm systems and how they work (automatic – manual).
5. Know the general basic principles of firefighting.
6. Identify fire extinguishing agents and the impact of each of them in firefighting operations.
7. Choose the best fire extinguishing agent appropriate to the burning material.
8. Identify the types of fire hoses.
9. Know the different methods of rolling, stretching and carrying fire hoses.
10. Recognize all kinds of equipment used with fire hoses and their uses.
11. Identify the contents of fire hoses cabinets.
12. Firefighting using fire hoses.
13. Identify manual fire extinguishers and distinguish between the different types and sizes.
14. Firefighting using manual fire extinguishers.
15. Know the procedures to be taken in case of fire accident.
16. Know the procedures to be observed during emergencies and your role in the emergency plan.

The main axes of the program:

1. Ignition elements.
2. Types of fires, the characteristics and symbols of each type.
3. Fire causes and how to prevent them.
4. Fire detection and alarm systems (automatic – manual).
5. Fire extinguishing agents and the impact of each of them in firefighting
   operations.
6. Firefighting equipment (fire hoses and their equipment – manual fire
   extinguishers).
7. Procedures after the fire.
8. Your role in the emergencies.

Terms of joining the program:

1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
2. Basic Requirements: obtaining one of the qualifying courses in firefighting.
3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

* Accreditation: –

– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

More Information :

* Duration of the program: two weeks – five days a week – 60 training session (40% theoretical 60% practical).
* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

The program duration : 10 days.

Program type : advanced .

ِArab Fire, Safety & Security Academy offers fire extinguisher technician course that is a qualifying program .

Who should take this fire extinguisher technician course ?

Those who want to specialize as a technician of refilling and maintaining extinguishers, in companies and institutions of fire and safety.

The program objectives :

Acquiring inspection, maintenance and refilling skills of manual and wheeled fire extinguishers of different types and sizes.

Interim goals (detailed) for the program: –
After completion a cycle of this program, the trainee will be able to: –

1. Identify the causes of fires and the factors that lead to their occurrence and how to secure.
2. Identify the different types of fires and the symbol of each of them and the most suitable materials for each type of fire.
3. Recognize the importance of manual and wheeled fire extinguishers.
4. Identify the types of manual and wheeled fire extinguishers, the characteristics of each type and the distinctive labels.
5. Choose the types and sizes of manual and wheeled fire extinguishers to suit the place and its contents.
6. Proper use of manual and wheeled fire extinguishers.
7. Proper technical distribution of manual and wheeled fire extinguishers in accordance with international systems.
8. Inspect manual and wheeled fire extinguishers.
9. Identify the steps of maintaining manual and wheeled fire extinguishers according to NFPA10.
10. Inspect parts of the fire extinguisher according to NFPA10.
11. Do hydrostatic test for the fire extinguishers as required by the standard specifications.
12. Identify steps of refilling the manual and wheeled extinguishers.

The main axes of this fire extinguisher technician course :

1.   Fire classification.
2.   Early suppression manual and wheeled extinguishers (types-selection-
   distribution – methods of use).
3.  Components of manual and wheeled extinguishers.
4.  Various fire materials.
5.  Extinguishers sizes and fire capacity according to NFPA10.
6.  Inspection requirements of manual extinguisher:-
   1.  Internal and external apparent inspection.
   2. – Compressive inspection.
7.  Maintenance of manual extinguishers.
8.  Refilling manual extinguishers.
9.  Fire extinguishers record.

Terms of joining the program:

1. Educational level: Prep and vocational training institutes and their equivalents.
2. Basic Requirements: obtaining one of the advanced courses in firefighting.
3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

Accreditation: –

– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

More information :

* Duration of the program: two months – five days a week -240 training session (40% theoretical 60% practical).
* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.

Duration: 8 weeks

Arab academy offers Ships and Harbour fires program. It is one of  qualifying programs from arab academy in firefighting .

Who should take this program ?

1. Firefighters work in fighting fires of ships and marine bases

The program objectives:

1. Preparing national cadres to general and comprehensive response to marine firefighting according to the  international organization for life safety in the sea and NFPA 1005.

* Specific objectives of the program:

 After completion of this program, the trainee will be efficiently able to: –

1. Identify and study marine environment, seaports sidewalks and ground acquired into the sea.
2. Identify port services and types of naval ships and shipbuilding.
3. Identify compositional structure of these marine boats (firefighting- rescue).
4. Identify the attributes and characteristics of marine agreements and treaties.
5. Identify types of manual fire extinguishers.
6. Study the desired control plan applied when there is a fire inside the ship.
7. Achieve fire prevention that affects the structure of naval vessels.
8. Identify the documents of ports authority and the different systems and
9. Understand all the information about the ship, its crew and its capabilities in case of emergency.

The main axes of the program: –

1. Definition of the marine environment.
2. Jetties types.
3. Identify risks according to the quay type.
4. Drawings and maps.
5. Weather effects, wind and tides.
6. The risk of fire operations in the marine environment.
7. Safety requirements for a maritime firefighter.
8. Navy ships, components and types.
9. Fire protection means in marine vessels.
10. Control Plan in ships fires.
11. Emergency response agencies.
12. Hazardous materials and awareness of them.
13. First aid inside the ships.

Terms of joining the program:

1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
2. Basic Requirements: Obtaining hazardous materials awareness program.
3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.

* Arab academy Accreditation for this program : –

Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

More Information:

Duration of the program: a month and a half – five days a week -180 training hours (40% theoretical 60% practical).

* Training language: – Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Academy in Jeddah.

Program type : qualifying

Arab Fire , Safety & Security academy offers Public safety telecommunications I program . It is a developmental program in firefighting .

Who should take this program ?

Personnel within emergency communications operations center (fire-fighting , First Aid and security emergencies) and persons ready to be communications operations coordinator.

Program objectives :

Preparing modern communication teams according to professional performance requirements of the international code NFPA1221 and NFPA1061 and the latest communications technology systems . Recieving and collecting all information within the emergency communications operations centers.

Program duration :4 weeks.

Program type : Developmental course .

Arab Fire Safety & Security academy introduces Fire officer I * program that is developmental firefighting program.

Who should take this program ?

Heads of firefighting teams .

Supervisors assigned to protect facility from fire risks .

The program objectives:

Granting abilities and skills to  firefighters teams supervisors and heads according to international standard NFPA1021.

Program type : developmental.

Duration: 10 days .

Arab Fire Safety & Security academy introduces Application of emergency and evacuation plans program that is a developmental program in fire fighting .

Who should take this program ?

Personnel in safety teams, firefighters teams and security teams .Also safety, security and firefighters officials in all industrial, commercial and services  facilities.

The program objectives:

Good preparation for individuals according to modern scientific and developed basis  to carry out the evacuation plans,  so they can reduce and limit the losses because of disasters . Also protect lifes and porperties.

Program  type : developmental.

Duration : 5 days

Arab Fire Safety & Security academy introduces Fire Officer II** program. It is a developmental firefighting program .

Who should take this program ?

The heads of firefighters teams  passed qualifying program of fire officers.

Supervisors responsible for facility protection of fire risk.

The program objectives:

Developing the skills of  Heads of firefighting teams and supervisors to raise the capability of fire control.

Program duration: 10 days .

Program type : advanced .

Arab Fire Safety & Security academy introduces Fire suppression systems program . That is a developmental program in fire-fighting .

Who should take this program ?
Personnel work in fire-fighting, safety and industrial security .
Those who work in sites , industrial facilities , commercial facilities , hotels and banks .
Those who work in production line , stocks, warehouses and the places that  contains flammable materials .
The program objectives :
Developing the skills of dealing with early extinguisher systems and quickly responding with them .
Program type : developmental.
Program duration : 10 days .

Arab Fire, Safety & Security academy introduces Hazardous materials/operations level program that is an advanced program in firefighting .

Who should take this program ?

Personnel of safety teams and fire-fighting teams whose work requires interfere in hazardous materials incidents .

Heads and supervisors of fire-fighting teams who work within chemical companies , petroleum, petrochemical and oil refiners .

The program objectives :

Acquiring special skills to confront hazardous materials incidents, controlling them and clean incidents  remains .

Interim objectives (detailed):
1-Identifying the international health requirements and safety measures for workers in the field of countering hazardous material incidents.
2-Identifying physical and chemical properties of hazardous materials.
3-Identify and finding out hazardous materials through international signs and symbols for hazardous materials.
4-Identifying risks associated with hazardous material incidents.
5-Specifying the appropriate personal protective equipment for the kind of hazardous materials accident.
6-Command and control hazardous material incidents and safety of workers in facing the incident.
7-Making tactical methods to control hazardous material incidents.
8-Implementing strategic plans for all hazardous materials incidents categories from first to the ninth class.
9-Removing the impact of pollutants of hazardous material incidents, clearing the accident place and the affected areas.
The main axes of the program:
• Overview of hazardous materials.
• Methods of detecting the leak of hazardous materials.
• The risks associated with hazardous material incidents.
• Appropriate personal protective equipment for responding to hazardous material incidents.
• Command and control.
• Priorities of the tactics and strategies to control the incident.
• The incident control strategies.
• Examples of hazardous materials.
• Removing hazardous materials pollution in the incident place and the affected places.
Terms of joining the program:
1. Educational level: General secondary Certificate and its equivalent.
2. Basic Requirements: Access to hazardous materials (awareness) program.
3. General Requirements: physically fit and healthy.
* Duration of the program: two weeks (10 days) – Five days a week – 60 training session (40% theoretical 60% practical).
* Training language: –Arabic in addition to English slang terms.
* Place of training: – Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy in Jeddah.
* Accreditation: –
– Each trainee passes the course, gets a certificate from the Arab Fire, Safety and Security Academy, locally approved by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and internationally approved by the World Congress of Safety and Fire Services IFSAC.

Program type : advanced .

Program duration : 10 days .