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FIRE

SURVIVAL

SERVICES

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P R O J E C T B A C K G R O U N D

Fire is an effective, inexpensive, and universally available weapon increasingly used by terrorists and violent criminals.

Inadvertent vehicle and structural fires are also common occurrences on and off the battlefield. However, military and

law enforcement professionals rarely train on how to survive even rudimentary fire-related events. Our Fire Survival

Services are the first and only certifying training programs that introduce the fundamentals of fire rescue into security

operations, in order to prepare individuals and teams to successfully deal with environments that involve fire and

fire-related hazards.

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All Fire Survival Services coursework is conducted in our state-of-the-art, live-burn training facilities. The Fire Survival

Services are taught by active duty experts from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and overseen by former US

Special Operations personnel. Our goal is to provide military and law enforcement personnel with realistic and

challenging training in order to prepare them to face deadly fire-related environments in buildings and vehicles.

Through exercises that safely incorporate fire and smoke, the Fire Survival Services give each student extensive

hands-on experience inside live burning structures. Students and teams are afforded opportunities to establish tactics,

techniques, and procedures (TTPs) specific to their operational specialties. All learning materials and training equipment

will be provided by GRA Maven, however students are also encouraged to bring their own issued equipment to

incorporate into training.

» Casualty removal

» Downed firefighter rescue

» High-angle ropes and lead climbing

» Elevator infiltration and operation

» Heavy equipment rigging

» Confined space and trench collapse operations

» Advanced swift water rescue and scuba operations

» Advanced automotive extrication

» HazMat II qualified

T R A I N I N G A P P R O A C H

Fire Survival instructors are experts in complex terrain and technical rescue operations, including:

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LEARN BASIC TO ADVANCED SOLDIER SURVIVAL SKILLS

Fire Operations Course:

» 5-day program

» Graduates will receive a certification in accordance with National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) publications NFPA

1670: Technical Search and Rescue Incidents as well as NFPA 1430: Live Fire Training

All Fire Survival Services courses can be custom-tailored to meet your company’s needs. The specifications for each

course provided below can be adjusted for your company’s program upon request.

Fire Survival Course:

» 3-day program

» Training is focused on scenarios and practical exercises

Fire Exposure Exercise:

» 1-2 day program

» Course curriculum is attached to military or law enforcement training to help evaluation of an organizations’ abilities

during a fire-related event

AVA I L A B L E C O U R S E S

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C O R E L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S

History of Security Operations in

Burning Structures

» Lessons learned from case

studies in which fire was a

primary threat factor in military

and law enforcement operations

Familiarization with Structural Fires

» Fundamentals of fire behavior

such as fire development, spread,

and factors that influence fire

movement throughout a structure

Equipment Familiarization

» Rescue-specific equipment

used by elite U.S. firefighters for

ingress, egress, and operations

within burning structures

» Students who bring their own

issued equipment will be able to

test its survivability

Exterior & Interior Structural

Assessment

» Progressive exercises provide

an understanding of building

construction and its influence on

fire spread and intensity

Ingress & Egress Techniques

» For accessing and escaping

burning structures during rescue

scenarios

» Ability to identify and confine

fires within structures

Interior Operations in Burning

Structures

» Students gain confidence

moving and operating inside

live-burn buildings while making

well-informed decisions to

bypass, contain, or extinguish

fire conditions

Flashover Training

» Live flashover simulator

demonstrates the violence

and intensity of rapid fire

development during this deadly

phenomenon

Rapid Bailout & Unconventional

Bailout Procedures

» Scenarios include emergency

self, casualty, and team

evacuation from the upper floors

of buildings

Burning and Smoke-Filled Linear

Targets

» Students will train on assaulting

and conducting rescue

operations in compromised

vehicles such as buses, trains,

and aircraft

Comprehensive Practical Exercises

and Culmination Exercise

» Students will work as a team to

complete realistic training

scenarios across multiple

buildings with role players in live

fire and smoke environments

Close Quarters Battle (CQB) in

Burning Structures

» Tactical CQB integration to

live-burn scenarios

Fire Survival Services

students conduct a

hasty bailout.

FIRE RELATED TERRORIST ATTACKS

September 2012

US Ambassador Chris Stevens dies of smoke

inhalation in a fire-consumed building during a

terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi.

During a subsequent attack on the US Embassy

in Tunisia a militant mob lights fire to the

building’s first floor in an effort to force the

embassy personnel out.

November 2008

Members of the terrorist

organization Lashkar-e-Taiba

deliberately start fires to impede

the progress of response teams

during a series of twelve

coordinated shooting and

bombing attacks across Mumbai.

March 2016

First responders in Brussels are forced to

navigate through a smoke consumed

international airport after a coordinated

suicide bombing.

February 2008

Serbian attackers deliberately start a fire in the lobby of the US

Embassy in Belgrade in an attempt to force the occupants out.

January 2016

Troops in Burkina Faso’s capital end

a nine hour siege of an upscale hotel

and cafe by al-Qaeda gunmen. The

attackers use explosives and

deliberately set vehicles ablaze to

capture 126 hostages, ultimately

killing 29.

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“ This training should be mandatory.

I’ve encountered a few building

fires during combat missions and

would have certainly made

better decisions had I

attended the FOC beforehand.”

Daniel, U.S. Army Special Operations

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Upon successful completion, graduates

will receive a certification in accordance

with National Fire Protection Agency

(NFPA) publications NFPA 1670:

Technical Search and Rescue Incidents

as well as NFPA 1430: Live Fire Training.

The Fire Survival Services are designed to be flexible, adaptive, and to cater to our students’ various levels of

experience. GRA Maven welcomes the opportunity to incorporate any of our students’ topics of interest of training

objectives into the curriculum. The Fire Survival Services can be tailored to a specific mission profile or altered to meet

time constraints or additional requirements. GRA Maven looks forward to supporting our clients’ mission in every way

possible. Contact GRA Maven and schedule your training today!

Pricing and availability on request

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