RESISTANT

Overview

Description

The RESISTANT project aimed to advance the training foundations of first responders. It set out to build the first "European Crisis Training Platform" to train first responders through three-fold comprehensive training: educational training with state-of-the-art knowledge in safety, operational training on transport, and innovative virtual reality training. The virtual reality training focuses on recreating accident scenarios, intervention strategies and tactics, including the whole chain of command and communications between all members of the response team, facility managers, and the public (e.g. volunteer fire fighters, school children, citizens with disabilities).

The project also put in place a virtual ‘agora’ for first and second responders, academia, market practitioners, volunteers and other civil protection stakeholders to share knowledge and exchange best practices, especially in cross-border crisis management. The ‘agora’ facilitated discussion and contribute to the development of a common prevention and protection culture. The project’s dual-purpose training platform provides access to teaching materials and videos for first responders and civilians, virtual school infrastructure and technology, a virtual control room and an emergency management system.

The Consortiums comprised of seven partners from four different countries, all of which with skills, experience and expertise in the areas of first responder operations, training and communications. The project worked closely with experienced first responders to ensure its training resources are high-quality.

Outputs & results

Partner organisations