Koen-McDowell Fire School offers courses using the latest fire-fighting techniques and state-of-the-art equipment. All courses are designed for specific company needs.

• Fire Extinguishers
  • Chemistry of Fire
  • Hazards (Site Specific)
  • Portable Extinguishers
  • Extinguishing Agents
  • Maintenance and Readiness Checks
  • Safety
  • Fire Attack Techniques
  • Self-Protection
  • Hands-on-Use
• Automatic/Fixed Protection
  • Automatic Detection
  • Sprinkler Systems
  • Foam Deluge
  • Flammable Liquid Tank Systems
  • Water Supplies
  • Pumps/Hydrants - PIVs
  • Monitors / OS&Ys / Testing
  • Halon / CO2 / D/C
• Hose Streams and Appliances
  • Water as Extinguishing Agent
  • Self-Protection
  • Nozzles & Appliances (Site Specific)
  • Fire Fighting Techniques (Live Fire)
  • Foam Use & Distribution (Optional)
  • Foam Types & Equipment (Optional)
  • Portable Monitors & Supply Lines
  • Fixed Monitors
• Interior/Structural Fire Fighting
  • Methods of Attack - Direct/Indirect
  • Ventilation
  • Thermal Balance
  • Self-Protection/Safety
  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Rescue/Search/Victim Recovery
• Offshore Fire Training
  • Fire Extinguishers (Dry Chemical)
  • Hose Streams & Appliances
  • Interior/Structural Fire Fighting
  • Self-Protection
  • Use of Water with Dry Chemical
  • Discussions on Prior Extinguished Fires
  • Steam Application
  • Mixing Water with Fuel Source to Displace Heat
  • Discussions on Prior Extinguished Fires
• Hand Extinguisher Training
  Hand Extinguisher Training was developed with the needs of Industry and the environment as its foremost guideline. All fire props were made to simulate actual industrial fires such as pump seal leaks, drip pans, electric motor belt driven multilevel pumps, flammable storage cabinets, and multilevel liquid spill fires. These fire props are also used as simulations of Oil & Gas Industries such as gas plants, pumping stations and offshore platforms. Many of the fire props can be extinguished utilizing water, dry chemical and foam providing multi extinguishment training, emphasizing steam and dry chemical extinguishment.
• High Pressure Propane Gas Props
  High pressure propane gas props were developed utilizing the years of fire fighting expertise of Koen & McDowell in conjunction with the input from Industrial Plants and the Oil & Gas Industry. Fire props simulate actual fires such as manifold leaks, blown flange gaskets, pump seal leaks, impingement plate fires, Xmas tree or wellhead fires, multilevel piping leak fires, as well as various other simulations. All of the props require from one to four hose teams shutting off single or multiple valves to extinguish the fires. Classroom instruction and field instruction are offered for proper hose handling and fire attach with self- protection being the foremost priority. Coordinated attack procedures including defensive and offensive operations are highly emphasized in conjunction with aggressive fire fighting.