Information Package / Course Catalogue
Firefighting and Fire Safety
Course Code: ADY214
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Fire Intervention Concept; Headquarters studies (Planning of transportation to the settlement unit and determination of risk, preparation of tools, equipment, materials and personnel, notification (call) evaluation, assignment and assignment of teams); Power of affection and transportation (fire movement); Crime scene studies (research, fire center detection, risk assessment, environmental safety); Preparation for intervention (Strategy, Security and fireplace hazards, Settling of teams, Organization of teams); Intervention techniques (Entry to the building, Rescue, Controlling, Extinguishing, Cooling); Water supply; Fire intervention exercises

Course Content

Fire fighting methods, fire extinguishing principles and fire extinguishing materials, fire protection measures in buildings, automatic fire detection systems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Gürkan YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning to get Fire Notice
2.To know how to get in and out of the building
3.Learning team setup and fire extinguishing procedures
4.Learning of automatic fire detection and extinguishing systems
5.Knowing the structure of fire department
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Instructor's lecture notes
2.Fire Fighting Book of Istanbul Fire Department
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introducing concepts of general disaster information and disaster prevention culture
Week 2 - Theoretical
What is Fire Safety?
Week 3 - Theoretical
What is Fire Safety?
Week 4 - Theoretical
Prevention, extinguishing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Prevention, extinguishing
Week 6 - Theoretical
History of firefighters,
Week 7 - Theoretical
Situation in the Past, Present Situation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Situation in the Past, Present Situation (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Situation in World Countries
Week 10 - Theoretical
Fire Brigade Organization, Local, Voluntary, Military, Industry, Forest, Sea, Air.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Firefighting and Fireman's Tasks
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fire safety concept and general definition of industry in this direction.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Promotion of Working Areas
Week 14 - Theoretical
Motivation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
2
2
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5
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1
5
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5
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4
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4
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4
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3
3
3
3
3
3
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4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026