Israel: New Fire Fighting Simulator
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Simulating flames, fire and smoke at the Fire Fighting and Rescue Academy * Aimed at fire fighting training and drills
Cadets at the Fire Fighting and Rescue Academy used to train using combustible materials such as wood, hay, tires and so on. Now the cadets have moved on, training with a true fire simulator. The new device, placed inside a shipping container, was upgraded and modified by the instructors to allow for fire drills taking place inside closed structures.
The simulator requires cooking gas and simulates home or industrial fire scenarios. The available scenarios include: Electric engine fires, fires involving electric wiring and boards, fires ignited inside hazardous material containers and more. The simulator has been connected to several systems in order to increase the numbers of options available for the simulations:
- An audio system, recording and playing audio from incidents involving fires or collapsing buildings
- Powerful, environmentally-friendly smoke generator
- Fireproof-glass window into the container, used by drill instructors
- Doors used to simulate breaking into structures
iHLS – Israel Homeland Security
The simulations have been designed to be as realistic as possible, aimed at training fire fighters and other cadets in the academy. It incorporates extensive safety procedures. The operators have complete control over the intensity of the fire and smoke, allowing them to stop simulations with the press of a button.
This week the simulator has been presented to Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich, who visited the facilities. According to the Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority, a new academy structure – along with a more advanced simulator – are planned for the future.
