This work aims to analyse an emergency response tabletop simulation exercise undertaken as part of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) State’s Fire Department’s officer training program and conducted at Rio de Janeiro State’s Command and Control Center (CICC). Eleven groups of three officers acting as one played the roles of unit commanders. The exercise concerned the use of a set of SOPs and our research ...

Under the current background of navigation education, students generally lack a comprehensive grasp ship firefighting equipment’s operation. Therefore, we develop novel training simulator with multi-sensory human–computer interaction function for teaching and marine students. In simulator, consider container 1.8w containers as prototype ship, entire models are built using three-dimensional mode...

Abstract This paper presents an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platform used for the competition held at International Conference Aircraft Systems 2022 (ICUAS’22). The envisioned scenario in is delivering extinguishing ball to a fire with UAV. Driven on that thought, qualifying round of organized realistic simulation environment. competitors are required navigate through cluttered environment in...

This study was designed to examine the effects of ambient heat on firefighters' physical task performance, and physiological and perceptual responses when sleep restricted during simulated wildfire conditions. Thirty firefighters were randomly allocated to the sleep restricted (n = 17, SR; 19 °C, 4-h sleep opportunity) or hot and sleep restricted (n = 13, HOT + SR; 33 °C, 4-h sleep opportunity)...

Product development (PD) is a crucial capability for firms in competitive markets. Building on case studies of software development at a large firm, this paper explores the interaction among the different stages of the PD process, the underlying architecture of the product, and the products in the field. We introduce the concept of the “adaptation trap,” where intendedly functional adaptation o...

OBJECTIVES To assess acute respiratory effects experienced by wildland firefighters. METHODS We studied two Interagency Hotshot Crews with questionnaires, spirometry, and measurement of albumin, eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) as indicators of inflammation in sputum and nasal lavage fluid. Assessments were made preseason, postfire, and postseason. RESULTS Fift...

BACKGROUND Myocardial dysfunction is a well-documented outcome of extended periods of high cardiac output. Whether similar effects occur during firefighting, an occupation characterized by repeated periods of work compounded by dehydration and heat stress, is uncertain. AIMS To investigate the independent and combined effects of moderate heat stress and dehydration on indicators of myocardial...

The concept of burning number is inspired by the firefighting problem, which a new measure to describe speed information spread. For general non-trivial connected graph

International Journal of Exercise Science 8(4): 341-357, 2015. In an effort to reduce the rates of firefighter fatality, injury, and workplace stress, there has been a call for research to advance knowledge of firefighting performance and injury prevention. Physical and psychological variables important to firefighter health and performance have been identified, yet the interrelated nature of t...