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Q. How will the Fire Engineer
Training Simulator benefit my department?
A. It's all about being prepared, and training is the key to being
prepared. Historically, training engineers consisted of having several
fire fighters hold fire hoses and having the student flow water out onto
the ground with no benefit of knowing how his/her performance was.
Additional training came from the fire ground. Now it is possible to apply
the pump theory that is taught is the classroom, to a practical field
setting, with the students getting their hands on the pump controls, and
get immediate feedback on their performance.
Q. I have an electronic governor on my apparatus.
Will the Fire Engineer Training Simulator still benefit my department?
A. Absolutely. If your apparatus has any electronic governor control such
a Fire Commander®, much of the control work is taken away from the
apparatus driver/operator. When the electric components are in good
working condition and the hose layout is simple and straightforward, most
electronic governors will do. Electronic governors are comprised of
several different components. If only one of the components fail, the
apparatus operator must take the manual control of the truck and the fire
ground is definitely not the place to learn or re-familiarize how to
correctly operate the pump on a fire apparatus. In addition, if the
driver/operator is responsible for complex hose lays, the Fire Engineer
Training Simulator will better prepare your apparatus operator for those
tasks.
Q. What are the electrical power and
water requirements for the Fire Engineer Training Simulator?
A. 110 volt A.C. power is required to operate the simulator. This can be
from either a convenience outlet or a portable generator. Many apparatus
have an engine powered generator on board and these too will work fine.
Power consumption is less than 4 amps.
The water supply for the simulator comes directly from the on board tank
of your apparatus. Fill the simulator recovery tank, run the scenarios
that you want to run, and then transfer the water back to your apparatus
tank. It's that simple.
Q. Are custom scenarios available?
A. Yes, Custom scenarios are not a problem. Contact F.D. Training Systems
for more details about custom scenario programming to meet the specific
needs of your department.
Q. What type of apparatus can be
used with the Fire Engineer Training Simulator?
A. Any apparatus with a pump and discharge port can use the simulator . If
the apparatus you are using does not have a booster tank, the simulator
can be filled with another truck that does have on-board water. When the
training is completed, simply transfer the water back.
Q. My department has a different
technique for calculating friction loss. Can the program code still be
used for different calculations?
A. Yes! The software architecture allows us to program any calculation
that your department might use.
If you have any other questions,
please don't hesitate to let us know....
email
jeff@fdtrainingsystems.com
dale@fdtrainingsystems.com
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