A large group of New York City Firefighters chartered a bus to bring them to Fire Expo 2012 at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA last weekend (May 18-20). One item topped their list of things to see: the Guardian Mobile Collapsed Building Training Simulator. They joined a multitude of others, some coming from as far away as West Virginia and Maine, anxious to get their first look at this innovative simulator, making its first appearance in the area.
Presented jointly by Personal Protection Equipment Specialists (PPES) and the Lancaster County Fireman’s Association, the Guardian quickly became the hit of the 3-day convention. It was the first time that many of the attendees and the media were able to watch the action inside a collapsed building as firefighters fought to rescue a fellow first responder trapped under piles of debris. Making this possible was a series of cameras positioned throughout the interior of the simulator, capturing the drama as it unfolded inside and projecting the heroic efforts onto a big screen located nearby the Guardian.
看过《卫报》的人都在行动impressed by the realism of the training exercises, the most common comment being that the experience is “as real as it gets.” Chris Papst of CBS Harrisburg affiliate WHP-TV covered the Guardian in a report that aired on Saturday, July 19, noting that when “a firefighter goes down it takes a lot of manpower, training, planning and preparation to get that person out. This simulator creates life-like conditions…so firemen can be ready for anything.”
