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Articles New Technology promotes, Safe, Realistic, Environmentally friendly, training for emergency personnel in a mobile training unit
Thursday, July 26th, 2007
The technology is Augmented Reality, where semi-empirical and physics-based models create computer-generated hazards (such as fire, smoke, and toxic gases) superimposed onto - and anchored to - the real world.
Augmented reality represents a fundamental change in the nature of training for firefighters and emergency first responders - permitting realistic training to be conducted like real life emergencies. This permits the emergency personnel to see and interact with these hazards, such as extinguishing a fire or conducting search & rescue in thick black smoke - all at there own location. Emergency personnel can also "see" and respond to otherwise invisible hazards, including colorless gases and radioactivity.
There are only six of these units available at this time four are owned by the United States Government, One is owned my the State of Delaware, and one is owned by Resolve Fire & Hazard, Inc. and is the only one available for use by emergency personnel through out the United States.
For more information
Please contact;
Keith Wilson
Augmented Reality Training Coordinator
2150 W. 15th. Street
Long Beach, CA 90813
562-628-6111
Cell 954-658-6641
