A female from Muscat, in Oman, began her training two years ago at the Oman Fire Safety Engineering College (FSEC) and completed a two month Health and Safety Engineering course at the Oman Refining Oil Company. She has now come to the University of Central Lancashire for one year to complete the BSc (Hons) Fire Safety Engineering course.
She explained her unusually career choice: "I saw a lot of women in Oman were choosing to further their studies in computing and IT. I felt I would stand a better chance of getting a job in a totally different field, especially as fire engineering was something a woman had never done before. I suppose I wanted to do something more exciting that would really challenge me.

"Nobody in my family has ever done this before. My parents have been very supportive, although it is my husband who has really encouraged me. If I felt as if I couldn't go on he would push me and tell me I could achieve it."
she has had to leave her two daughters, Malak aged two and Ethar aged one, at home in Muscat with their father in order to complete her studies at University of Central Lancashire. She said: "I really miss my family but I am ambitious and want to complete my studies. I am going home to see them at Christmas".

In Oman, she has done everything in her training that the men do. She wears the blue and yellow uniform with white stripes and uses similar equipment to that of British fire fighters. She remembers: "At first the men were sceptical. They thought there was no way I would be able to do it, but now they know I can and have a lot of respect for me. We have become good friends."
She added: "I don't think I will be afraid of my first real fire when it happens. I feel that by the time I have completed my training I will be ready for the job. I think it will be exciting."


this woman is proudly me wish me luck:blush:

*this is from an article at the local uni newsletter

it was always good to have you here with us at the uni and prove us all the guys wrong with ur hard work and over come them ;):p

Congratulations Farha
God help you always :)

Congrats woman crossfire :)


No wonder if you are coming out of the Fire Safety Engineering College, its well known in the area.

Congratulations woman crossfire good luck

wow.. Impressive Ms FireWoman..

I think you'll do better at your job than your male colleagues, just as is the case in every other field :cool:

I hope you dont mind answering some questions:

-What's a typical day for a fire fighter like?
-What are the challenges and difficulties involved?
-Has the experience so far changed you in any way?
-Do you think you'll have better job oppertunities just because you're the only female in that field or because of the qualification itself regardless of the gender?


Thanks.

wow.. Impressive Ms FireWoman..

I think you'll do better at your job than your male colleagues, just as is the case in every other field :cool:

she's good, believe me, i dont know what about her that makes her better than us, i think its a gift she has that challenges in whatever she does, and be better in it,, some guys r complaining ;) she works harder, which makes the teacher give the guys a harder job to do coz a girl can do it then they assume the guys can do better ;)

Aren't there any women in the Army or Navy (Oman has a Navy unit, yes?) or the Airforce?

there is, but not as a captain or a pilot, plus it doesnt have to do with anything in the army or navy or airforce, this is fire Engineering, that means she went through all the training to be a fire fighter first (in the college in oman) and now she is proceeding to be an engineer

MashaAllah! That's really great news..

I feel somehow honored to have you here as a member of the sabla. It must've taken alot of thought and effort, and even much more sacrifice but I'm certain (be ethn Allah) that things will work out just fine. May you lead a comfortable and prosperous life :star:

sallam,


mashalalh.....


It is a good thing to hear that we have a Firewoman:)

Mubarak 3aliky for the so far achievment...

Inshallah Allah[swt] would help you to finsih the rest and to get what you want from the Qualfication...


May Allah[swt] protect you and others from any bad or hurt, when you will be proceeding with your job.:)

all the best, and looking forward to read you around :cute:

Mashallah.. We are all very proud of u :cute: Hope to see more successful women in Oman.. Good Luck in ur Career

Thanks a lot all for your great comments and I would like to thanks all people who give me the support and increase my guts to continue my further studies.
Be answering your questions inshallh. :flag:

Congratulations! That's a great accomplishment :)

[anything men can do, women can do just as well, or sometimes even better!] :p

Your absolutely writ

Good for her and for all women ....... may Allah protect her inshalla :flag:

Do your best girl :)

congrats..

regards,

Raed (first male project engineer in the gulf to be drinking grape juice with tea *hot tea that is)

I think that it is a wonderful achievment dear! Inshallah God will always protect you whilst working!

Utterly impressive mashallaaah..all the best..!!

Xcellent.. hope u a smooth flight through out ur study :star:

-What's a typical day for a fire fighter like?
-What are the challenges and difficulties involved?
-Has the experience so far changed you in any way?
-Do you think you'll have better job oppertunities just because you're the only female in that field or because of the qualification itself regardless of the gender?



-What's a typical day for a fire fighter like?

just normal, nothing special in it, just as any other career



-What are the challenges and difficulties involved?

fighting fires comes in the first place, most risky ofcourse, and then comes the design of buildings, which you have to do well so you dont feel awkward when something happens and you keep on feeling its your fault



-Has the experience so far changed you in any way?

hmm yeah it did, but i guess even if i took other studies i would have been changed too, maybe in the same way as the fire career did. maybe :)



-Do you think you'll have better job oppertunities just because you're the only female in that field or because of the qualification itself regardless of the gender?

mix of the 2, i have got some offers, which i think if i was a guy i wouldnt have got them coming this way, also the qualification plays a major role in job opportunities as it is still a new one in oman, and not many complete it till they get the degree.



welcoming any other questions :)

I think I'm going to build my next house near to you :D

Mabrook for the first fire woman, how does it feels to touch a fire?

wow woman fire, thanks for taking the time to asnwer :)



-What's a typical day for a fire fighter like?

just normal, nothing special in it, just as any other career


I meant, as in, describe what you do throughout the day as a fire engineer .. surely it must be different than other careers :think:

Thanks :)

congrats ...

I've worked with a few female fire fighters in the past. They were as good as the men.

Will you also be crossed trained as an EMT? Many of the women fire fighters in the US opt for the medical side of the job.

Good luck!

thats really great mabrook (congrats) and keep it up :)

:) That’s really good news and big Accomplishment (achievement) as much as any other career we would like our people (male or female) in our country to achieve :flag: and that’s the mean point plus a personal achievement too, :cute:

:rolleyes: just a small comment I want to bring it to attention :think: to most how replied in this thread that when you say (every thing man can do women can too) I’m not saying its not true it is 100% true,,,, but :hmm: that’s doesn’t mean the modern world has begin but by saying that means you want to build a competition that no need between male and female I understand the way of leaving in gulf or middle east but you have to remember this that Islam is the only religion or (community) that approved women and said that man and women are equal, :angel: and I think that we haven’t done that, :o from my point of view that the west have really benefit from our religion more then we, not on every thing of course, my point here is we have to support every one who is trying durable to achieve because its good for us if it was female or male,,,

I hope by giving my comment i did not go out of what thread it’s all about because I really see this big achievement but I don’t see it for women only :os where some people look at it but :hyper: for all the community thank you,

well done :cute:

;) Ops one more thing is it a pleasure :3mani: to congratulate you (woman crossfire) and may Allah bless you and your family ameen inshallah :angel:

A female from Muscat, in Oman, began her training two years ago at the Oman Fire Safety Engineering College (FSEC) and completed a two month Health and Safety Engineering course at the Oman Refining Oil Company. She has now come to the University of Central Lancashire for one year to complete the BSc (Hons) Fire Safety Engineering course.
She explained her unusually career choice: "I saw a lot of women in Oman were choosing to further their studies in computing and IT. I felt I would stand a better chance of getting a job in a totally different field, especially as fire engineering was something a woman had never done before. I suppose I wanted to do something more exciting that would really challenge me.

"Nobody in my family has ever done this before. My parents have been very supportive, although it is my husband who has really encouraged me. If I felt as if I couldn't go on he would push me and tell me I could achieve it."
she has had to leave her two daughters, Malak aged two and Ethar aged one, at home in Muscat with their father in order to complete her studies at University of Central Lancashire. She said: "I really miss my family but I am ambitious and want to complete my studies. I am going home to see them at Christmas".

In Oman, she has done everything in her training that the men do. She wears the blue and yellow uniform with white stripes and uses similar equipment to that of British fire fighters. She remembers: "At first the men were sceptical. They thought there was no way I would be able to do it, but now they know I can and have a lot of respect for me. We have become good friends."
She added: "I don't think I will be afraid of my first real fire when it happens. I feel that by the time I have completed my training I will be ready for the job. I think it will be exciting."


this woman is proudly me wish me luck:blush:

*this is from an article at the local uni newsletter

Woooooooooooww! I didn'r know that!!! Aish hatha al ta6awar??? God bless her! :hyper:

She didn't post here anymore but still rocking
http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=leisure_details&&id=234&heading=Oman%20Mirror

Well done;) Am proud to know this!