What is a Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)? 

Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) is an intensive full mission profile course with hands-on activities that allow participants to explore, learn, apply and experience life-saving behaviors through realistic simulations designed for high-risk environments. The aim is to improve personal security and self-awareness for private Industry Workers, State Department Officials, and Foreign Aid Workers (NGO's). Our training program builds on a 3 phase methodology of (1) learning the theory, (2) practice application, and (3) realistic simulations.  

Who should attend the training?  

The training is designed for anyone who will deploy to high-risk/hostile environment countries. 

What will I learn in HEAT training?  

Our HEAT training is organized and planned for specific clients’ needs.

Duration: 5 days

The topics covered may include the following: 

• Security awareness
• Travel security, check list, insurance, documents
• Cultural Awareness, religion, gender...
• Security planning 
• Threat identification
• Risk Assessment 
• Crisis management
• Response team, roles, protocol and strategic target recovery
• Incident response and mitigation
• Business continuity
• Counter surveillance / counter espionage
• Survival skills (water, food, shelter)
• Escape and evacuation plan and methods 
• Landmines, UXO & IEDs
• Ballistics  
• Navigation & Topography  
• First  Aid/TCCC-AC 
• Abduction & Hostage taking (SERE)
• Kidnapping ransom 
• Negotiation
• Stress management & Defusing  
• Communication & Equipment   
• Familiarization with weapons (Foreign & Host Nation)  
• Check-points & Roadblocks  
• Cross-fire & Ambush    
• Defensive Driving
• and more   
   

Contact us to discuss your team’s needs. Training can be hosted in an area of your choice to meet your needs with our mobile training team.