Jeonnam Fire Department Introduces Virtual Reality VR Experience Devices in All Fire Stations

Earthquake and Fire Experience Training... Enhancing Crisis Response Skills

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Fire Department is accelerating efforts to improve crisis response capabilities in the event of disasters.

Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) announced on the 19th that virtual reality (VR) experience devices have been introduced to all fire stations.

Through the VR devices installed in 19 experience classrooms across the province, including the Fire Headquarters, Mokpo, and Yeosu fire stations, various experiences such as earthquakes and fires can now be simulated.

The newly introduced VR experience devices are all-in-one kiosks that allow realistic virtual reality experiences of various disaster safety education contents, including fire and earthquake evacuation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and fire extinguisher usage training.

The virtual reality experience education enables participants to vividly feel situations like earthquakes and fires, which are difficult to recreate, in a virtual space. It is easy to operate and accessible to all age groups, making it expected to be more effective than general education.

VR experiences are available by applying for experience education through the education officers at fire stations in the province and visiting the locations.

In particular, the latest devices have been introduced to provide vivid image quality and convenient wireless VR experiences for safety education content. Additionally, quiz-style safety education content is included to enable educational outcomes and feedback.

Chief Ma Jaeyoon said, “We expect that the education participants will enjoy learning disaster experiences themselves and improve their crisis response capabilities,” adding, “We hope that the introduction of the latest technology will further activate fire safety education.”

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