Folie 1Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz TRAINING FOR FIRE- SERVICE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT New methods

Folie 2Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz INTRODUCTION OF THE LFKS 250 courses/year students/year 95% volunteers high practical relevance first fire-academy in Germany using Blended learning in lower command level education first fire-academy in Germany using Virtual Trainings

Folie 3Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz VIRTUAL TRAINING

Folie 4Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz REASONS FOR VIRTUAL TRAINING Possibility to repeat szenarios Communication Teacher-Student Security Realistic representations Economy Ecology

Folie 5Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz APPLICATION IN THE LEADERSHIP EDUCATION group leader (up to 1+8 staff) 4 hours Platoon leader (up to 1+22 staff) 4 hours brigade leader (more than 23 staff) 3 hours

Folie 6Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz LESSONS LEARNED full acceptance of the participants time required is equal to the classical tabletop exercise brief familiarization with Joystick training can be carried out by one teacher existing scenarios (three building, highway) are sufficient for standard fire-service training at the LFKS

Folie 7Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz BLENDED LEARNING

Folie 8Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz MOTIVATION Recruitment of qualified fire-mates as a new group leader Revision of the previous course material and teaching methods Savings in lost wages cost of local authorities Appreciation of the volunteer fire brigade through innovative course offerings

Folie 9Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz COMPARISON LevelClassic courseBlended learning Local authority Repayment of saleries for two weeks Repayment of saleries for one week Employers Exemption from work for two weeks Exemption from work for one week State Rhineland- Palatinate Lyceum, accommodation, catering for two weeks Lyceum, accommodation, catering for one week

Folie 10Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz DIDACTIC CONCEPT

Folie 11Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz EXAMPLE: TACTICAL POSSIBILITIES

Folie 12Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz EXAMPLE: FLASH OVER

Folie 13Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz RESULTS very low rate of discontinuation students better prepared for practically training lower failure rate target group reached

Folie 14Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz STUDENTS FEEDBACK comprehensive educational texts learning-enhancing graphics and animations user-friendly control module good support by the moderators

Folie 15Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz TEACHERS FEEDBACK Graphics and animations are used for their clarity in the classical courses high level of learning discipline required

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Folie 17Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz SOCIAL RELEVANCE Aviation accident Chemical spill Terrorattack floods Shooting spree Train accident

Folie 18Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz TARGET GROUP high level commanders (fire, rescue, distastermanagement), for example: brigade leaders (fire-service) chief emergency physicians medical incident scene officers dispatch centre personell

Folie 19Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz MOTIVATION legal requirements (UVV, StVO, …) unrealistic representation of time and staff high preperation time (months) subjective evaluations (observers) exemption of the volunteers Costs (ca / big realtime drill) No chance, to remind problems and do the drill again Scientific conflict in tactical procedures

Folie 20Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz METHODICAL REALISATION Real times, real staff transport EMS, Firestations, … Incident scene hospitaltreatment

Folie 21Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz TECHNICAL REALISATION XVR ISEE patient MapServer evaluation

Folie 22Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz KNOW HOW

Folie 23Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz No chance, to remind problems and do the drill again MOTIVATION legal requirements unrealistic representation of time an staff high preperation time (months) subjective evaluations (observers) exemption of volunteers Costs (ca / Übung) Scientific conflict in tactical procedures SOLUTIONS Laws dont bother (simulation) realistic representaion of times and staff short preperation time (hours) objective evaluation (database) modern education for volunteers Costs ( (one time) = 3 real drills) tactical variations will lead to most effective strategy Research to support new strategical discussions

Folie 24Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz SOCIAL RELEVANCE OF Aviation accident Chemical spill Terrorattack floods Shooting spree Train accident

Folie 25 Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Feuerwehr- und Katastrophenschutzschule Rheinland-Pfalz Lindenallee Koblenz