Defense And First-Responders Leverage Virtual Technology: Taking It To The Edge

Keywords

Cross Collaboration; EDGE; First Responders; Virtual Training Technology

Abstract

Active-shooter incidents with multiple well-coordinated perpetrators are becoming more common worldwide. This concern inspired the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) First Responder's Group (FRG) to build a partnership with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory-Human Research and Engineering Directorate, Simulation and Training Technology Center (ARLHRED STTC) who has extensive experience making use of technology to improve training. First responders from Sacramento, California came together to establish the detailed requirements. This cross-organization partnership developed a virtual prototype for training first responders, which was successfully demonstrated in Sacramento in fiscal year 2014. This led the way for inter-departmental and cross-discipline groups to train together in advance of an attack to improve coordination and reduce response time and casualties. This paper illustrates how the organizations conducted a training exercise to support flexible training tactics and scenarios to maintain readiness despite limited resources.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

5th International Defense and Homeland Security Simulation Workshop, DHSS 2015

Number of Pages

16-22

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84949504647 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84949504647

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