Forest Firefighting Training Simulator

FireFLY

The Forest Firefighting Training Simulator has been designed to improve organization and coordination capabilities in fighting forest fires.

FireFLY provides a capability to train those Forest Service members who are responsible for on site coordination and management of forest firefighting activities by utilizing the advantages of simulator techniques and technologies.

•High level incident commander
•Fireline leaders
•Team leaders
•Bulldozer leaders
•Aircraft and helicopter pilots

Conceptual Models

Fire Propagation Model

Tree characteristics
- Type, density, age
- Length, diameter, vertex
Inflammable matter
- Type, distribution, amount, density
- Humidity, litter cover
Wind, air temperature, rainfall
Gale/Wind force
Moisture
Terrain and topography

Smoke Propagation Model

Wind velocity and direction
Humidity amount of the inflammable matter
Fire intensity
Stand type

Fire Truck

Dispense water/chemical from monitor/pump
Follow routes
Setup convoys
Refuel
Refill water
Joystick control

Bulldozer

Knock down trees
Construct firelines
Joystick control
Construct roads
Refuel
Follow routes

Helicopter and Aircraft

Glass-Cockpit based joystick control
Mission assignment
Take Off/Land/Hover
Refill water from lake/river/pool
Transfer firemen
Refuel
Dispense water
Fire intervention

Fireman

Construct firelines
Cut down trees
Dispense water/chemical
Start controlled fires
Follow routes
Lay/Gather hose
Get on/off land vehicles
Get on/off helicopters

2D Map Properties

UTM format
Degree, minute, second
GPS based vehicle tracking system
Pan on map
Detailed satellite photos
Zoom in/Zoom out

Vehicle Tracking System

FireFLY has a GPS (Global Positioning System) interface with the vehicle tracking system used in the real life operations, so every vehicle used in the FireFLY exercise can also be seen on the vehicle tracking system.