FireFront: A method for measuring and training firefighter sensemaking across multiple training platforms ERASMUS+ 2018-2021

PARTNERS University of Gloucestershire - United Kingdom Østjyllands Brandvæsen (East Jutland Fire Department) - Denmark Copenhagen University College - Denmark SISEKAITSEAKADEEMIA (The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences) - Estonia Institut de Seguretat Pública de Catalunya – Catalonia (Spain) Provincie Limburg PLOT – Belgium Instituut Fysieke Veiligheid - Netherlands

OBJECTIVE Develop the FireFront tool for assessing Situational Awareness and Situational Understanding in firefighters across a wide range of training scenarios and techniques

Situational Awareness (SA) Situational Understanding (SU) Capacity of human brain to maintain an accurate understanding, or mental-model, of a situation when there are competing demands. Situational Understanding (SU) Reflects the ability of individuals to use information available to them, combined with their knowledge and experience to, “make sense” of the situation

Usable for creating and testing scenario’s and output Tool current status 80% finished Usable for creating and testing scenario’s and output How the tool works?

Pilot study Simple to administer – simple T/F probes. Can be ‘designed in’ to a study, or added on to an existing scenario Gives a wide range of useful measures that can be used to examine general theory (visual vs auditory) as well as individual profiles