Coral Springs, FL Fire Department is using virtual reality to help train their firefighters

Coral Springs, FL Fire Department is using virtual reality

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The Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department is using virtual reality to help train their firefighters. The system provides firefighters a chance to perform realistic EMS assessments. Grading is also performed by the system, which takes the subjectivity out of grading.

Emergency Preparedness Training & Development Virtual Reality

Coral Springs, FL

Municipality in Florida

United States

Governments Involved

Parkland, FL

United States

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South Florida Fire Department Using Virtual Reality Training - NBC 6 South Florida

The way firefighters and paramedics undergo training is changing and now entering virtual reality. Instead of working with a dummy, students face a more realistic scenario as they are armed with a headset and a...

Firefighters using virtual reality to train for real-life emergencies

Trainees are able to treat the patient the same way they’d treat a real patient and hone decision-making skills in life-and-death situations

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