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Using Fire Engineering Simulations Discussions (16)
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Value in consistency?When Chief Montagna and I were creating the most recent sim, the Taxpayer fire, we discussed a few different options related to making th... Started by Jonathan Kaye |
0 | Apr. 1, 2008 |
Low tech simulationsDo you train your firefighters by drawing a building on a white board and indicating fire with a red pen and smoke with a brown pen? This... Started by Frank Montagna |
0 | Mar. 29, 2008 |
What are you trying to teach?What lessons do you want to teach when you use the training simulations? Having a clear idea of what you are trying to teach will greatly... Started by Frank Montagna |
0 | Mar. 26, 2008 |
Focus on teaching/training pointsWhen Chief Montagna and I are designing a sim, the discussion always starts with the teaching point/lessons. In other words, what are imp... Started by Jonathan Kaye |
0 | Mar. 12, 2008 |
Self-paced vs. instructor-ledOne of the common questions we get about the sims goes something like this..."I see the smoke/fire and I can move around the fireground, ... Started by Jonathan Kaye |
0 | Mar. 6, 2008 |
Using simulationsHere is one way you can use the Fire Engineering simulations. Show the first state of the simulation and ask a firefighter where he would... Started by Frank Montagna |
0 | Mar. 5, 2008 |
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