Fire staff training and firefighting

Firemen’s work requires a certain kind of dedication and professionalism. Entering the fire without proper training, may result in injury or possilbe death. Therefore, qualified training facilities and courses are crucial in maintaining the safety of lifesavers.

Smoke and Flashover

At the fire ground, smoke is the main factor that blockades the view of firemen, and flashover is an unexpected risk likely to devour the life of firefighters in mere seconds. Therefore, fire departments in the U.S.A. have special training facilities for realistic fire ground simulation.

In a training facility in San Francisco, advanced training apparatus are installed so the trainees could experience real fire ground situations in a controlled manner, in order to be better prepared to deal with the actual situation.

Fire and Water

Among these trainings are costal fire rescues, as some fires occur at harbors or even on cargo ships, it is essential to test if firemen are able to maneuver with full turnout equipment and air system on in the water.

As a result, firemen are almost immobile when their suit enters water. That is why Firemen have to go through intensive trainings and their body physiques are mostly above average. Yet the hurdle and weight from equipment and suit soaking in water is simply too much for them. The division later decided to utilize inflatable life vests worn on the inside of turnout gear, as last resort.

Data Simulation

Of course, modern firefighting is ever-changing, a fixed training method is likely to fail against unseen building materials and structure planning. More versatile training method favored by firemen would be virtual interactive training facility.

In an online interactive training program, firefighters can make mistakes and learn from them, without the part where they suffer from actual consequences. Basically, it provides an opportunity for firefighters to “trial and error” before a real mission.