Design of educational and testing software for firefighters training on aircraft accidence

Abstract

Education is a lifelong process. Nowadays, it is getting a new form of traction in one of the most dynamic sectors - air transport. We have recently witnessed several serious air accidents that have rocked the airline industry. It is the emergency services that are the bodies that can eliminate the consequences of air accidents or minimize the risks and impacts. Firefighters training is carried out continuously throughout the year with a pre-defined curriculum. However, the issue of aircraft and air accident interventions is devoted only to training fire departments operating at airports. Fire brigade units operating outside airports are not involved nor trained in the field of air accident intervention. This was the reason for the proposal and approval of the project called Simulation of Air Accident Intervention under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. The outcome of the project was to prepare educational and simulation software, which would serve to increase capabilities, skills and the theoretical knowledge of firefighters on the issue of air crash response. The project outputs are focused on training of fire brigade units.