1 00:00:02,630 --> 00:00:05,190 This is the flame of virtual reality 2 00:00:05,190 --> 00:00:07,357 firefighting . We want to show you how 3 00:00:07,357 --> 00:00:09,579 this system is helping us out as far as 4 00:00:09,579 --> 00:00:11,909 environmentally and also how this is 5 00:00:11,909 --> 00:00:13,853 helping our firefighters develop a 6 00:00:13,853 --> 00:00:16,270 better way of using this new F3 phone . 7 00:00:16,590 --> 00:00:18,979 By us using virtual reality , uh , 8 00:00:19,270 --> 00:00:21,750 firefight , this system here is uh we 9 00:00:21,750 --> 00:00:23,861 don't have to use either propane or . 10 00:00:23,885 --> 00:00:27,094 Jet fuel to conduct training . The new 11 00:00:27,094 --> 00:00:30,334 transition from AFLF to flooring foams 12 00:00:30,334 --> 00:00:33,334 has encountered some nuances . Uh , one 13 00:00:33,334 --> 00:00:35,514 of those nuances is from foam to foam 14 00:00:35,935 --> 00:00:38,046 there are some differences , so we're 15 00:00:38,046 --> 00:00:39,935 looking to highlight that in this 16 00:00:39,935 --> 00:00:41,824 virtual reality training . So the 17 00:00:41,824 --> 00:00:44,046 firefighter wherever you are , domestic 18 00:00:44,046 --> 00:00:43,965 or abroad , can have the same 19 00:00:43,965 --> 00:00:46,659 experience . Getting used to their own 20 00:00:46,659 --> 00:00:48,826 gear . Right now , we have a whole lot 21 00:00:48,826 --> 00:00:51,048 of young kids coming into the Air Force 22 00:00:51,048 --> 00:00:53,048 and coming into firefighting that's 23 00:00:53,048 --> 00:00:54,715 been using video games , uh , 24 00:00:54,715 --> 00:00:56,937 PlayStation , Xbox . So we're gonna use 25 00:00:56,937 --> 00:00:58,659 that type of experience to our 26 00:00:58,659 --> 00:01:00,881 advantage . The thing about this system 27 00:01:00,881 --> 00:01:00,060 is the firefighters can actually use 28 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,220 their own gear . So they're getting 29 00:01:02,220 --> 00:01:05,339 used to sets and reps . their own gear 30 00:01:05,339 --> 00:01:07,561 also has haptic feedback so that allows 31 00:01:07,561 --> 00:01:10,339 a firefighter to fill the reaction 32 00:01:10,339 --> 00:01:12,450 force of a hose . So there's a lot of 33 00:01:12,510 --> 00:01:14,566 simulations that can be added to the 34 00:01:14,566 --> 00:01:16,819 software , specific scenarios to the 35 00:01:16,819 --> 00:01:18,708 DOD firefighter . This particular 36 00:01:18,708 --> 00:01:22,199 system has some biometric aspects of it 37 00:01:22,550 --> 00:01:25,760 that can measure . My heart rate , on 38 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,019 some other things . And as I put on , 39 00:01:29,849 --> 00:01:32,989 The simulated SCBA mask . I actually 40 00:01:32,989 --> 00:01:35,910 measure my breaths per minute . And 41 00:01:35,910 --> 00:01:38,077 come up with a calculation on how well 42 00:01:38,077 --> 00:01:40,021 I'm breathing under stress level . 43 00:01:40,021 --> 00:01:42,243 We're in our 3rd year of this project , 44 00:01:42,243 --> 00:01:44,410 we have probably at least 3 more years 45 00:01:44,410 --> 00:01:46,879 to go . Uh , no , this project is not 46 00:01:46,879 --> 00:01:49,157 ready to go out in the field right now . 47 00:01:49,157 --> 00:01:51,580 We want to build some more realistic 48 00:01:51,580 --> 00:01:54,290 scenarios . As we go . So we also want 49 00:01:54,290 --> 00:01:56,779 uh everybody to understand that this 50 00:01:56,779 --> 00:01:59,339 training is not a replacement for 51 00:01:59,339 --> 00:02:01,650 firefighting training . We still prefer 52 00:02:01,650 --> 00:02:03,580 live hands-on training for our 53 00:02:03,580 --> 00:02:06,019 firefighters . This is just another 54 00:02:06,019 --> 00:02:08,899 tool we have on our belt for training .