Firefighting training method

Engineers design “training” buildings for fires with various materials, including masonry, concrete and metal. The walls and ceilings of the building are covered with water-resistant bricks, integrated with sensors to monitor the intensity of the fire and also have fire gear and personal protective equipment for safety. The roof contains "cutting boards" made of wood, which give students the opportunity to learn how to properly ventilate a burning house and deal with the main fire in the main building structure. When the training team deploys agents to fight the fire, the building has sensors that tell that someone is making attempts to fight the fire (of course with fire gear and personal protective equipment) and whether it was or was not performed properly. The sensors tell the computer how to respond to the main method of the team. If a team is applying an agent improperly, it will simulate a real answer.

Specialized firefighters, such as airport firefighters also use this technology for training proposals. For example, a team of firemen from the airport can fight fire from a section of the fuselage of an airplane resting on gravel. According to its purpose, the computer controls a gas pipeline system that is directed to the bottom of the fuselage. It should be remembered that under all circumstances the personnel remain protected by personal protective equipment and fire gear.

The simulated structural fire in buildings is the safest and most resistant of the three options for building fires. Performing live fire training in an acquired structure can be risky because there is no guarantee on how long the construction will hold. It is common to schedule training in an acquired structure to perform them only in part. The training structures and buildings purchased for traditional fire also can be dangerous and more laborious. If the fire goes out, the team stops the training exercise; again ignites the fire and goes through a laborious process of keeping it under wraps because irrespective of the fire gear and personal safety equipment, a traditional fire could be dangerous, especially if the building is an old one. And regardless of the durability of materials used in traditional fires, the fire could go beyond bounds and sometimes the structure collapses and becomes unusable.

If done properly, a simulated structural fire can last indefinitely. In addition, its durability results not only in better trained firefighters but more of them, which is a significant advantage in contrast to other primitive methods. When fire gear and personal protective equipment instructors do not have to fire again they can spend time shopping and preparing new structures, they are free to device new training methods also. Other advantages include greatly reduced air pollution, making it easier to conduct training in populated communities.

But some critics argue that the constructions with fire simulators do not simulate at high temperatures and probable magnitudes, giving students a false sense of real fires. Although they are extremely limited in scope and dangerous, simulation structures provide the most realistic training experience possible at the moment.