NYU Researchers, Major Urban Fire Departments Build Game-Based Residential Fire Simulation Training
- Homeland Security Today Staff for Homeland Security Today US October 27th, 2015
- Source: http://www.hstoday.us/industry-news/general/single-article/nyu-researchers-major-urban-fire-departments-build-game-based-residential-fire-simulation-training/d86a96577fd65b1393628135d086aed1.html
Working with five major urban fire departments, a team from New York University (NYU) Tandon School of Engineering is building new knowledge on modern residential firefighting into game-based online simulations with an engaging, dynamic format.
The residential-fire module is funded by a two-year, $1.5 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The grant will also fund development of mobile applications and a module aimed at preventing sudden cardiovascular events, the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths among firefighters.
