Construction of the Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College commenced in early 2009 and is progressing well with the first phase just under 30% completed. It is planned to have the first phase which includes all the campus buildings and the first eleven fire training props completed by the end of 2010. Phase two which is mainly the remaining fire training props is planned for completion in mid 2011.
The bulk the training props are being manufactured outside Qatar – One of the larger fire training aircraft prop will be delivered through RLC port sometime in February or March 2010.
Phase two includes the developing and designs for the fire training props for Qatar Civil Defense which includes fire training props like a mini city complex, villas shops high rise buildings, cinema complex etc. Another world class feature will be Calamityville which will enable urban search and rescue teams to train in disaster scenarios.
Training at this facility will be delivered by Texas engineering extension (TEEX) which is part of the Texas A&M University system in terms of an agreement between QP and TEEX to deliver world class accredited fire training to all stakeholders in the state of Qatar. TEEX personnel will be mobilized to Qatar during the next few months and commence some classroom training later this year.
