In a climate that is getting hotter, firefighters’ responses to forest fires also vary.
Firefighters have always trained on actual fires to get ready for the real deal.
However, they come with risk, expense, and environmental harm from water consumption and air pollution.
Virtual reality is being used more and more by the Fire Service College (FSC) in Gloucestershire, which prepares firefighters for actual firefighting situations. The FSC trains both domestic and foreign fire services.
Trainees can engage in wildfire situations like to video games while donning the headsets.
The headset’s manufacturer, HTC VIVE, claimed in a statement that Thomas Dexmier, assistant vice president of enterprise solutions, “enables trainers to it.
The headset manufacturer, HTC VIVE, stated in a statement that Thomas Dexmier, assistant vice president of enterprise solutions, “allows trainees to learn, practise, and make mistakes in a safe, risk-free environment, with endless repeatability, and importantly, build confidence.”
A heat-generating haptic vest is included in the kit to simulate how someone would function in actual heat.
a haptic hose with weight and sensation similar to an actual hose.
Additionally, the weight of the hose turns so heavy that it causes you to lurch when you open the hose branch (the lever that activates the hose) in the VR.
By using the senses to enhance recall, the goal is to deceive the body into thinking the situation is real.
