SHOPS BUILT IN ITS PLACE.
THE COSUMNES FIRE DEPARTMENT IN
ELK GROVE IS TAKING A TECH-SAVVY
APPROACH TO FIREFIGHTING.
IT’S USING VIRTUAL REALITY TO
TRAIN CADETS.
WHEN FLAMES CONSUME A ROOM THE
TEMPERATURE CAN REACH 1,800
DEGREES.
A FIREFIGHTER WEARING A FULL SET
OF GEAR CAN ONLY LAST SECONDS IN
THAT KIND OF HEAT.
THE DEPARTMENT’S NEW VIRTUAL
REALITY GOGGLES ALLOW NEW CADETS
TO EXPERIENCE THE DANGERS OF
THOSE KINDS OF SCENARIOS WITHOUT
PUTTING THEM IN HARM’S WAY.
>> WHERE WE’RE IN IN THE
TECHNOLOGY WORLD IS HOW DO WE
TRACK OUR PEOPLE, HOW DO WE
PROTECT THEM, HOW DO WE MAKE
SURE THAT WHEN THEY’RE AT THEIR
FATIGUE LEVELS THAT WE CAN PULL
THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING SO WE
DON’T HAVE PEOPLE LOST OR PEOPLE
GO DOWN IN THE MIDDLE
SMOKE-RELATED EVENTS.
>> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE
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