Successful training with XVR in Canada

Drivewise and FutureShield held a successful training with XVR at the Midland Fire Department, Ontario.

To begin, an overview session was provided to all the participants approximately one week in advance of the scheduled training. The overview included a demonstration of the system and explanation of the exercises that were to follow in order to provide a comfort level to the participants in this new and exciting training opportunity.

The first step in training included basic joy sticks skills. Students first learned how to move (stand, walk, kneel, crawl), look around, and use equipment such as binoculars, SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) and LEL and Survey Meters. Training was provided in a multi-screen environment with an instructor, facilitator, and student PC. The instructor controlled the scenario as the student moved through the 3D environment making decisions based upon the conditions they found at the site. Depending on the performance of the student, the facilitator was able to add or remove threats by responding to the decisions the student made.

In the training the students were given different scenarios to solve. The Fire Training Officer, Don Hebner is very enthusiastic about training with XVR. He said about XVR: “The simulator is very realistic and job related. Although it has more of a European flair, we look forward to take it to the next level by adding portable communications, Canadian specific objects, and task level strategic play. It’s a great experience and brings home the incident command system. XVR is a great tool to hone your skills on and play out scenarios. I think that a lot more departments should take advantage of it.“

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