Enhancing Fire Investigation Skills Nationally

Project 1: Remote Skills Acquisition for Fire Investigators

Aims:

1) Deliver training for Fire Investigators on-line and

2) Assess Fire Investigation skills in the field via live streaming video link using the NBN

Project 2: Enhancing Fire Investigation Skills Nationally

1) Use innovative technologies to create an interface that combines 360 degree ISRAPS photography, video footage and fire modelling (Computational Fluid Dynamics) in a capstone learning and assessment tool

2) Development of a simple application that can calculate fuel loads using a simple drop and drag mechanism

Both projects aimed to trail high speed broadband to deliver training and skills assessment on-line.

NBN e-Learning programs

Project 1: Remote Skills Acquisition for Fire Investigators

Benefits

• Consistent assessment across jurisdictions• Timely feedback• Dialogue between expert and learner• Enhanced national Fire Investigation skills• Enhancing skills in rural areas• Used more widely in Fire Service

What we did

•10 learners from rural and regional NSW engaged in eLearning

PUAFIR501B Conduct fire investigation and analysisactivities

Assessment day

• Learners in Armidale assessing the scene• Video footage fed live to Kiama via NBN• Video footage being fed to a CIT assessor in Brisbane via mobile

broadband using Cisco Jabber software• Two way discussion between learner and assessor

FRNSW

KiamaNBN

BrisbaneCIT AssessorMobile 3G

ArmidaleFRNSW

AssessorMobile 3G

Scenario

Fire Scene

Brisbane CIT Assessor – Greg Carnell

“Huge potential in fire and crime scene training”

Kiama crew – Morgan Cook (facilitator), Terry, Matthew and Craig

Highlights

• Live video streaming to learners in Kiama and assessor in Brisbane

• Discussion and feedback on assessment between Kiama/Armidale/Brisbane

‘Excellent learning experience’

‘Contact with experts’

‘Can see how this can be used operationally’

‘Authentic assessment’

‘I’d use this in the field any day’

What will it mean if we roll out this technology?

•Enhanced Fire Investigation Skills nationally

•Enhanced public safety

•Video

Project 2: Enhancing Fire Investigation Skills Nationally

Aims

1) Use innovative technologies to create an interface that combines 360 degree ISRAPS photography, video footage and fire modelling (Computational Fluid Dynamics) in a capstone learning and assessment tool

2) Development of a simple application that can calculate fuel loads using a simple drop and drag mechanism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9_1SQ1u_1A

Trials carried out involving personnel from Tasmania Police, Tasmania Fire and Rescue, Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT Fire and Rescue and NSW Fire and Rescue

Developers:

Grant Harper and Tim McDonald from Livestream Australia http://waggawaggaweb.com.au/ who worked closely with us to develop the interface:

E-FIwww.efireinvestigation.com.au

The enthusiastic and hard working learners from FRNSW:Scott, Vincent, Terry, Matthew, Shane, Wayne, Craig, Robyn, Lindsay

Greg Carnell, CIT assessorMorgan Cook, FIRU FRNSWAdam Davies, CIT ICTKuldip Kumar and team, ICT FRNSWJohn Simonides, FRNSWPat Jones and Steve Edwards, ACT Fire and RescueMelanie Redburn and Matthew Osborn, Tasmania PoliceJason Johnson and Barry Bones, Tasmania Fire ServiceAdam West and Lye Goh and team, NVELS and NBN E-Learning Programs

Management teams at FRNSW and CIT