The training program focuses on firefighter safety and communication during emergency operations, and offers a more realistic ...

Working with five major urban fire departments, a team from New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering is building new knowledge on modern residential firefighting into game-based online ...

Although the power of simulation training is evident, there is a notable lack of comprehensive research that validates its effectiveness within the fire service. Nevertheless, the existing studies, ...

OhioHealth ran a simulation Thursday alongside Columbus police and fire that included real-life emergency scenarios. The simulation took place at the Columbus Fire Training Academy and was meant to ...

Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus first responders staged a mass casualty simulation on Thursday, designed to prepare all divisions for possible tragedies. There was chaos at the Columbus Fire Training ...

Effective fire training goes beyond classroom lectures and compliance checklists. To prepare workers for emergencies—whether it’s a Class A blaze involving paper and wood, or a Class B fire fed by ...

Playing with fire, it's *** new way to fight it. Fire management agencies are relying more on simulation programs to better understand fire behavior. Meteorologist Ophelia Young sits through *** ...