Location:
Baghdad, Iraq
FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS TRAINING
Sallyport Specific Services:
Specialty Training
Equipment Procurement
Equipment Maintenance
Overview:
In July 2007, Sallyport training personnel arrived in the International Zone Baghdad, Iraq and walked into a newly built facility with several empty rooms, which would soon become the first Fire & Emergency Training Academy under Prime Contract W916XZ-06-C-0026. The contract was to provide IFSAC/ProBoard-certified firefighter training to the Iraqi Civil Defense Directorate (ICDD), which is composed of over 11,500 firefighters assigned to more than 220 fire stations. Under the former Saddam Hussein regime, fire service was largely ignored. Firefighters in the ICDD received little or no training. Saddam-era firefighters merely contained fires, as they were not trained to rescue persons trapped inside burning buildings. Since 2003, Iraqi Civil Defense firefighters have extinguished 120,418 fires throughout the country, rescued 2,050 persons, and located and neutralized 148,984 IEDs and other explosive devices, savings thousands of lives.
Scope of Services:
The ICDD students received instruction in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 that consisted of a combination of classroom study, drill field practice, and training evolutions that prepared the firefighters to perform most fire ground functions under the supervision of an officer or experienced firefighter. Medical First Responder was also taught as part of this course.
- Multiple firefighter classes were taught consisting of 40 students per class.
- Each class was lead by two American NFPA 1001 Certified Fire Fighter Instructors and two Bolivian Assistant Instructors who, using translators, provided a course of instruction as well as training aids and student manuals in Arabic.
- Training tested cognitive skills regarding the decision-making process in a stressed and non-stressed environment.
- Training utilized specialized equipment and students showed a demonstrated knowledge through hands-on application.
- Program addressed first aid, fire behavior, communications, personal protective equipment, firefighting tools and equipment, attacking fires, cleaning, inspecting and maintenance of equipment.
- Course accredited by IFSAC/Pro Board Application