Seoul City Establishes Virtual Reality Fire Safety Inspection Training System... Operation Starts in Second Half of Year

Simultaneous Repetitive and Integrated Learning for 15 Users with 10 Types of Content, Equipped with Hand Tracking Technology

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 20th that it has established the country's first fire facility training system using virtual reality (VR) technology at the Seoul Fire Academy and will operate it from the second half of the year.

The newly installed training room is the only VR fire facility education and training specialized training room in Korea, developed over 10 months with advice from domestic experts and related organizations. It is equipped with a total of 10 types of specialized fire facility training content and was developed to allow 15 people to simultaneously inspect and train fire facilities, unlike the previous method where only one person trained at a time.

The 10 types of content include ▲fire extinguisher inspection and usage ▲indoor fire hydrant inspection and usage ▲sprinkler inspection methods ▲automatic fire detection equipment inspection methods ▲fire pump performance testing ▲smoke control equipment, etc. If necessary during training, the content can be reset to the beginning so that even beginners can receive education without difficulty.

In particular, by utilizing hand-tracking technology, the system recognizes the trainee's hands and allows inspection in a virtual environment similar to reality, and training is possible by dividing it into learning mode and evaluation mode. Hand-tracking technology accurately recognizes hand and finger movements with the VR device, enabling operation of fire facilities without a separate controller.

Based on this, the Seoul Fire Academy plans to operate a fire facility training system that enhances educational effectiveness by linking the VR fire facility training system with the previously installed mechanical training room and electrical training room for fire facilities.

A representative of the Seoul Fire Academy said, "With the development of this facility, the training time per trainee is reduced to within 30 minutes, and repetitive and linked learning is possible, so the fire facility inspection ability of the education target is expected to improve significantly."

Future training courses will be conducted for active firefighters, and based on the results, opportunities for general citizens to participate in education will be provided.

Kim Jae-byeong, head of the Seoul Fire Academy, said, "The VR fire facility training room has become an opportunity to raise Seoul Fire's fire facility inspection capabilities to a higher level," and added, "We will continue to become a leading educational institution in firefighting by introducing the latest ICT technologies."

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