**Protecting the Heart of America**Our mission is to be able to effectively communicate and

work interdependently as a team (both in-person and remotely) and be able to walk away from class with the knowledge and skills to apply these concepts in real life

situations.

Team VEST(Virtual Emergency Simulation

Training)

Source: http://www.roederconsulting.com/projectmanagementvirtualteams.php

Source: http://gaslamppost.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/police-led-to-thieves-by-dropped-mcdonalds-recipt/

Source: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=659&q=fire+fighters&gbv=2&oq=fire+fighters

• “Exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.”

• Collaborative Effort

• Depicted verbally or non-verbally with gestures

Communication in Teams

Source: www.freedictionary.com

Damn he’s sexy I love men

in uniform

Contributing Factors to Firefighter to LOD Injuries

Cluster 1 8%

Cluster 2 26%

Cluster 3 11%

Cluster 4 30%

Cluster 2 & 46%

Cluster 1 &45%

Other8%

Undefined6%

Source: http://www.iaff.org/08News/PDF/InjuryReport.pdf

Teamwork

Simulation Design

Source:http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hp/simulation.pdf

Flame Sim HD Video

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9y-K4Ly76M

Simulation vs. Traditional Training

1 2 3 4 5 6 70

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Source: http://www.flame-sim.com/upload/presentationmaterials/16/presentationmaterials-1290093304.pdf

Source: http://www.firetactics.com/picts/firefighters.jpg

Fire Station 03

Communication Bloopers

Members did not attend class. You

have been warned.

I have actually contacted two team members. So nanner nanner boo boo =)

Lets meet at 2nd floor JC.

The actual 2nd floor or the 2nd floor including the ground floor?

Q & A

References• YouTube Video. Retrieved 2012, June. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9y-

K4Ly76M• Jablon, Robert. The Associated Press - FireRescue. (2010, April). Retrieved 2012,

June. http://www.firerescue1.com/communications-interoperability/articles/814097-Poor-communication-cited-in-LA-firefighter-deaths/

• Gillespie, Steven M. Fire Rescue . FirefigherNation. (2010,November) . Retrieved 2012, June. http://www.firefighternation.com/article/technology/realizing-benefits-simulation-training

• Elsevier. Simulations: The Future of Fire Service Training. (2010, November). Retrieved 2012, June. http://www.flame-sim.com/upload/presentationmaterials/16/presentationmaterials-1290093304.pdf

• Moore-Merrell,, L., Zhou, A., McDonald-Valentine, S., Goldstein, G., & Chloe, C. Contributing factors to firefighter line-of-duty injury in metropolitan fire departments in the united states. (2008, August). Retrieved 2012, June. http://www.iaff.org/08News/PDF/InjuryReport.pdf

• Perros, Harry. Computer Simulation Techniques:The definitive introduction! (2009). Retrieved on 2012, June. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hp/simulation.pdf

• Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2012, June. www.freedictionary.com• Image: Retrieved 2012, June. :

http://www.roederconsulting.com/projectmanagementvirtualteams.php

Exam Questions• What does VEST stand for?

– Virtual Emergency Stimulation Training – Virtual Emergency Simulation Training (Correct answer) – Virtual Electronic Systems Training – Virtual Emergency Systems Training

• According to the graph in the presentation, which treatment received simulation training and excelled with higher results? – Allen Fire Station (Correct answer) – Fire Station 3 – McKinney Fire Station – Wheat Ridge Fire Station

• What main key concept did team VEST discuss during the presentation? – Teamwork – Flame Sim – Simulation programs – Communication (Correct answer)

• What are the most effective benefits of simulation training? – Cost effective , confident builder, less risk (correct answer) – Cost effective , confident builder, prevention – Less risk, creates preparedness, prevention – All of the above – None of the above

• Before a simulation is visual it is an idea formulated on the basis of a(an) _____ .– System (Correct answer)– Process– Event– Condition