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Folie 1Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz

TRAINING SYSTEM FOR VOLUNTARY

FIREFIGHTERS IN THE STATE OF

RHINELAND-PALATINATE IN THE

COURSE OF TIME

From theoretical classroom training to individualized

learning with the help of modern methods and media


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

GERMANY

Ausrichtung

des Bildes am

linken Rand:

Die Breite des

Bildes kann bis

zu max. 10,5

cm frei gewählt

werden.

82,457,000 inhabitants

357,385.71 sqkm

231 inhabitants per sqkm

16 States

State of Rhineland-Palatinate

4,000,000 inhabitants

19,854.21 sqkm

204 inhabitants per sqkm

180 municipals in

36 counties


EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS

AND RESPONSE

Responsibility by law

First level: Community

Fire-service

Technical rescue

192 Communities

2,250 fire stations

53,000 volunteers

Approx. 1,000 professionals


EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS

AND RESPONSE

Responsibility by law

Second level: County

Additional fire service

Additional technical rescue

Disaster response units

Special units

(hazmat, command post)

36 Counties

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FIRE SERVICES

Fire Service

Communities

up to 50,000 Inh.

Communities

between 50,000

and 100,000 Inh.

Communities

more than 100,000 Inh.

Totally voluntary

Fire Brigade

• Professional FB

• Voluntary FB

• Voluntary FB with

Professionals

• Employee of

Community Services

• Professional FB

• Voluntary FB


REACTION TIME

8 minutes

15 minutes

25 minutes

Reaction Time Period: Period from alarming the Fire Station

until arriving at the incident

Starting with Rescue

Level 1: Community FB

Level 2: Additional units from neighbours

Level 3: Additional units from other communities, special equipment from the counties

TRAINING SYSTEM

Fire service and disaster management

academy of Rhineland-Palatinate (LFKS)


TWO-LEVEL TRAINING

SYSTEM

Fire service and disaster management accademy

Fire service Disaster management

Manager

Unit Commander

Hazmat specialist

Rescue Diver

Professionals

Trainer

Unit Commander

Chief emergency physician

Command post staff

Counties

Basic education

NGO‘s

Basic education


LFKS, KOBLENZ, GERMANY

~ 5,500 students/a

~ 350 courses/a

108 single bedrooms

Full board for the students

73 emloyees

8 classrooms

2 tabletop-rooms

1 command post training centre

1 SAFER Centre

1 local dispatch centre training room

Training ground

Training hall

Gym

45 trucks and cars


THEORETICAL TRAINING

Overhead slides

Powerpoint presentations

class discussion

group work

interactive boards

Virtual reality tabletops (since 2002)


PRACTICAL TRAINING


PRACTICAL TRAINING –

MEDICAL RESCUE


PRACTICAL TRAINING –

SPECIAL COURSES


BLENDED LEARNING

first fire-academy in Germany using „blendedlearning“ in lower commandlevel education

developement started in 2004

first course in 2007


BLENDED LEARNING

Blended learning

reducedcoursecosts

flexible learning

time

flexible learninglocation


DIDACTICAL CONCEPT

Introductionday

4 weeksonline period

2 days ofpresence

(first exam)

4 weeksonline period

3 days ofpresence

(secondexam)


COMPARISON

Part

1st part

2nd part

classic

35 hours LFKS

• Theory + Practice

• "Basics"

•Written examination

35 hours LFKS

• Theory + Practice

• "Applications"

•Practical examination

blendedlearning

30 - 35 hours at home

• Theory

• Support: Contact to LFKS (within 24 hours)

•Self-tests of learning success

35 - 40 hours LFKS

•Written examination

•Theoretical consolidationand practice

•Practical examination


IMPRESSIONS


RESULTS

More than 1.000 participants

Less than 2 percent abort rate

same to higher quality

better examination results

Target group is reached

Costs reduced

SAFER

the idea behind…


MOTIVATION

legal requirements (UVV, StVO, …)

unrealistic representation of time and staff

high preperation time (months)

subjective evaluations (observers)

exemption of the volunteers

Costs (ca. 100.000 € / big realtime drill)

No chance, to remind problems and do the drill again

Scientific conflict in tactical procedures


METHODICAL REALISATION

Real time, real stuff

locations Incident scene

Sichtungkarte


DYNAMIC CASUALTIES

model of dynamic patient


LOGISTICS IN CASUALTY

CARE

Casualty collection point


FURTHER FUNCTIONALITY

Fire fighting Technical rescue Staging area


FURTHER POSSIBILITIES

Hazmat and deconatmination


KNOW HOW


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

multi agency approach

communication between differnt agencies, NGO‘s,…

get known to each other

realise, that only cooperation leads to success

test emergency plannings without press/TV/…

just try out what happens if…

have fun


SAFER-PHILOSOPHY

assisted and guided trainings

help students in critical situations

prevent overextensions

students leave with a good feeling

realistic (technical) realisation is important, but thestudents are in focus

SAFER

behind the scenes…


SAFER USERS

Counties and cities in Rhineland-Palatinate• Approx. 10 exercises per year during advanced trainings for

command post staff

Special Courses • Medical Incident Scene Officers

• Chief emergency physicians

• Senior fire chiefs (volunteers)

• Professional fire officers

More than 500 students per year totally


HOW TO USE SAFER

1. Offer to the counties and cities

2. Individual talks• Learning objectives

• scenarios,

• time,

• inhouse or at LFKS

3. Customers providing data to LFKS (locations, veh)

4. LFKS prepares (builds) the scenarios

5. Customers invite staff

6. Final talks to the customers

7. Enjoy the training


INVOLVED STAFF

„Classic“ SAFER-Training during advanced ecducationfor command post staff

Command post staff incl. assistant staff (up to 25 students)

Fire service officers, different command levels (10 students)

EMS staff – paramedics and emergency physicians (6 students)

Volunteer disaster management staff (NGO) (4 students)

MCI officers (1 CEP) (2 students)

Dispatch centre (2 students)

Police (2 students)

THW (federal agency for technical relieve) (2 students)

in total: ~ 50 students


COMMAND STRUCTURE

Command post

Dept. 1

technical rescue

Dept. 2

fire

Dept. 3

hazmat

Dep 4

medical rescue


TRAINER

„Classic“ SAFER-Training during advanced ecducationfor command post staff

1 Trainer for Fire Service

1 Trainer for EMS/MCI-units

2 Trainers for command post

1 Trainer (dispatch Center)

1 technical assistant (excerise management)

in total: 5 trainers + 1 technical assistant


WHAT TO BRING IN

Students use

radio terminals

command post trucks

documents

assitance systems

waistcoats

…

like they do in real life


SCHEDULE

„Classic“ SAFER-Training during advanced education forcommand post staff (1 unit = 45 min)

Day 1

Welcome, organisation, introduction of the SAFER-System

Command post staff: special short learning topics while „fighting units“ get technical introduction how to use SAFER (3 units)

First training (3-5 units)

Debriefing (1-2 units)


SCHEDULE

„Classic“ SAFER-Training during advanced education forcommand post staff (1 unit = 45 min)

Day 2

Second training (3-5 units)

Debriefing (1-2 units) incl. Take-home messages

SAFER

lessons learned …


MOTIVATION

legal requirements

unrealistic representation of time an staff Darstellung

high preperation time (months)

subjective evaluations (observers)

exemption of volunteers

Costs (ca. 100.000 € / big realtime drill)

No chance, to remind problems and do the drill again

Scientific conflict in tactical procedures

LESSONS LEARNED

laws don‘t bother (simulation)

realistic representaion of times and staff

short preperation time (hours)

objective evaluation (database)

modern education for volunteers

Costs (300.000 € (one time) = 3 real drills)

tactical variations will lead to most effective strategy

Research to support new strategical discussions


LESSONS LEARNED

students forget anything around them in just a fewminutes

real physical stress occurs

first training (mostly) fails

students find the critical points by themselfs

after first day, students work on better solutions (in free time!)

90 percent of the critical points are solved on 2nd day

social event important to get known to each other

DIGITAL EXAMS


DIGTAL EXAMS

starts in August 2018

goals to achive

multi-media supported questions

massively shortened correction times

higher security against fraud

automatic transfer of results to course management

OUTLOOK INTO THE FUTURE


NEW HARDWARE TOOLS

virtual Reality Glasses

for single user in classrooms

multi-user für SAFER exercises

triage exercises

…


NEW SOFTWARE TOOLS

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.

.


LFKS APP

Goals to achive

keep in contact with students

provide specific information to students

keep knowledge up to date• Quizzes

• Learning on demand

• SAFER mobile

account information

check in

…


SAFER MOBILE


SAFER MOBILE DEMO


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Feuerwehr- und

Katastrophenschutzschule

Rheinland-Pfalz

Lindenallee 41-43

56077 Koblenz

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