Training and Support to Operation in a Modern Firefighting Emergency Management Scenario

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1 Training and Support to Operation in a Modern Firefighting Emergency Management Scenario Marco Biagini biagini@liophant.org Bruce Joy bruce@vastpark.com Kevin White KevinJ.White@dcs.qld.gov.au Aaron Stockton a.stockton@cfa.vic.gov.au

2 Agenda Firefighting EM scenarios Wildfire Training Constraints Training Audiences Wildfire Multi-Level Training Architecture Wildfire LVC Modelling & Simulation tools Are games so serious? A training approach (QFRS and CFA) Access to Training Conclusions Next Gen Trends

3 Firefighting EM Scenarios Urban Fire < - > Wildfire Critical Infrastructure (Oil/Gas plants) Natural Disaster (Large scale wildfire/ Earthquakes / Floods / Cyclones)

4 Wildfire Training Constraints Personnel and uncontrolled fire risks Environment pollution and devastation Natural resources waste (water, flora, fauna) Resources Intensive, expensive and not suitable for large cooperative scenarios

5 Training Audiences Professionals and Volunteers Individual Operators (firefighters, pilots, drivers, policemen, medics/nurses) Team Leaders Senior officers (Director of Operation, Fire ground incident controller, Theatre and Sectors managers/cdr s) Fire investigation officers Collective Control rooms Senior officers, staff and Liaison officers Units Commanders and staff officer Teams, squads...

6 Wildfire Multi-Level Training Architecture Collective Role Players Control Rooms, EM Centers, Unit Commander and staff SIMWORLD Live Sim Constructive Sim Virtual Worlds Sim WildFire Models Pilots Team leaders Virtual Sim (immersive) Units, responce cells Individuals Director of operation Pilots Operators with special tasks (firefighters, Police, Ambulance...), drivers (special veichles)

7 Wildfire EM Live Training Valuable for newer members to practice basic drills and firefighting techniques Political, Weather, Community and Environmental challenges Expensive (travel and resources) and risky

8 Wildfire Modelling & Simulation tools 2D-3D visualization Fire models for each kind of geographic environment, non suitable for large areas simulation (fuel models, climatic and weather conditions) Most of them freely downloadable and open (API and Webservices) Invaluable tools also for training, support to operation and investigation

9 Firefighting EM Constructive Sim Multiple services Civilian and Defence Forces Large scale scenarios with sizeable simulated entities Reduction of manpower at tactical level Stimulation of training audience through command, control and information systems (phone, fax, radio and digital information systems) C2IS

10 Wildfire EM Virtual Sim Virtual, immersive training Individual and cooperative tactical training Drills, procedures, situation awareness

11 Virtual Simulators

12 Are games so serious?...it's not quite as interesting as it could be. It feels more instructional than anything else,...

13 QFRS-TEM Innovative computer-based simulation offers many advantages for training emergency responders The new technology has the potential to improve emergency and disaster management capability by using internet-based virtual classrooms A critical advantage is the ability to delivery this technology to remote locations using the internet

14 Computer Simulation Computer Simulation-Enhanced training is easily repeatable and less-resource intensive Allows for in-situ training, making it more accessible to members, especially volunteers Can allow for training and exercising of situations that are not possible in any other format Computer Simulation-Enhanced training is still very new to the fire service, especially in Australia

15 Access to Training On-line solutions using a virtual campus approach: Virtual Worlds and serious games Interactive, Social learning portals integrated with elms, Virtual and Constructive simulators

16 Conclusions Rigorous training needs and analysis to choose the right multilevel training solution Challenges... Cultural resilience and risk in adopting too innovative solutions may compromise effective training focus on personnel and not on technology Next Generation simulation on-line Virtual Constructive sim On-line Games, serious games and simulations may produce good effects for education, recruitment, professional updates.

17 Next Gen Trends On-line training solutions seems to promise the most cost effective solutions but they aren t a comprehensive training panacea Internet ubiquitous broadband and Cloud technology represent new frontiers... Virtual, Constructive Web Simulation and Mixed Reality (Vireal) Augmented Reality and Virtual Sim (LV sims) Simulation as a Service Is it going to be the Next Gen simulation paradigm?!?

18 QUESTIONS TIME None of us can know everything; each of us knows something; and we can put the pieces together if we pool our resources and combine our skills Henry Jenkins THANKS FOR YOUR TIME