30 Oct 2019

Using virtual reality to train firefighters

From Afternoons, 1:29 pm on 30 October 2019

Auckland firefighters are still at the site of the SkyCity fire, which took days to get under control. But now there's new technology that could help prepare firefighters for similar dangerous and complicated blazes. 

The virtual reality training allows trainees to simulate the conditions of a fire - without using toxic foam.

Mike Lindsay, managing director of Building and Fire Services and health and safety consultant, is here to explain how it works. 

Trainees trying the FLAIM system

Trainees trying the FLAIM system Photo: Supplied