Practical fire safety education for professionals across EMEA
English-language fire safety training for professionals across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The international training initiative of the Dutch Brandpreventie Academy.
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Passionate expert instructors
Short explanations, calculations and case discussions, taught by people who work in the field.
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Our own proven course materials
Including the book Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering.
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Training across EMEA
Open courses abroad and in-company training at your own location.
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Complex matter, made accessible
Theory translated into assignments you can apply in your daily work.
Courses
Upcoming courses
Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering
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22–26 November 2027Dubai, United Arab EmiratesRegistration not yet open
NFPA 13 Training (In-Company)
In-company · dates on request
View course: NFPA 13 Training (In-Company)Training for your whole team?
Every organization has its own safety objectives. Our in-company programmes are built around your team, your buildings and your regulations.
Plan in-company trainingBackground
Who is behind Fire Safety Academy
- Part of Brandpreventie Academy, which has trained 6,400 fire safety professionals since 2013
- Course book written in-house: Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering
- Instructor Tom de Nooij is a member of the NFPA 30 Technical Committee
- Publisher of Brandveilig.com, a Dutch fire safety publication
Participants
What participants say
Reviews from participants of Brandpreventie Academy, our Dutch academy.
The course was very instructive. Everything was explained well, enough time was taken for each topic, and everyone got the time to discuss the difficult parts in more depth. The instructors are very pleasant and teach in an engaging way, alternating the theory with practical examples and good case studies.
I started this course with very limited knowledge of fire prevention. Thanks to the course I gained many new insights, which I clearly notice in my daily work. The instructor was highly knowledgeable and presented the material in a clear and structured way, at a comfortable pace. […]
Clear course material with very useful content, presented by a highly experienced and knowledgeable instructor.
Learn and look it up
Two ways to build fire safety knowledge
Courses
Learn with us
Five-day open courses and in-company training, from the fundamentals of fire safety engineering to sprinkler design.
Wiki
Look it up in the wiki
A growing reference on fire science, building protection and fire safety engineering.
In-company training
Fire safety training designed for your organization
Each organization has unique safety objectives. Our in-company programmes are tailored to your team’s needs, so everyone gains the skills and confidence to maintain a safer workplace.
About us
Part of Brandpreventie Academy
Fire Safety Academy was founded in 2025 as the international training initiative of the Dutch Brandpreventie Academy B.V., which has trained 6,400 fire safety professionals since 2013.
2013
Teaching fire safety since
6,400
Professionals trained by Brandpreventie Academy
774
Articles in our open wiki
5 days
Classroom course with exercises