Webinar - Recruitment, Training, and Mental Health: How to Embrace Immersive Learning Technology

Technology and change do not need to be dirty words in the fire service. There are limitless applications of using technology, like virtual reality, to address the most pressing and potentially catastrophic challenges facing the fire service today. From recruiting the next generation of firefighters to dealing with the unknowns of mental health, this webinar highlights how technology companies are using creative ways to better prepare your personnel and better protect your communities.

This webinar is sponsored by Darley. Founded in 1908, W.S. Darley & Co. (Darley) provides the highest quality pump, technology, and equipment solutions for first responders around the world. Darley has a complete line of unmanned systems, immersive training technology, equipment, and pumps. www.darley.com

Kevin Sofen

Kevin Sofen is the Director of Strategic Innovation in the New Technology Division at W.S. Darley & Company, overseeing product development, market strategy, and emerging technology.  During the last ten years, Sofen successfully commercialized a range of products that include truck integrated water purification, packaged water in a box, virtual reality training and autonomous drone solutions.  In 2017 Sofen launched the SmartFireFighting.com community which highlights thought leadership around technology & innovation adoption in the fire service.

 

Evan Wing

Evan Wing is the VP of Sales – Western Hemisphere for FLAIM Systems, an Australian based company that uses virtual reality to recreate low-frequency, high-risk scenarios to compliment live-fire training, while providing situational awareness training for Chief Level and Company Officers. Wing currently serves as a Lieutenant on the Middleton Fire District (WI), the largest volunteer district in the state, and has a background in banking and executive management before coming to FLAIM. 

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Recorded 09/14/2022
Recorded 09/14/2022 Technology and change do not need to be dirty words in the fire service. There are limitless applications of using technology, like virtual reality, to address the most pressing and potentially catastrophic challenges facing the fire service today. From recruiting the next generation of firefighters to dealing with the unknowns of mental health, this webinar highlights how technology companies are using creative ways to better prepare your personnel and better protect your communities. This webinar is sponsored by Darley. Founded in 1908, W.S. Darley & Co. (Darley) provides the highest quality pump, technology, and equipment solutions for first responders around the world. Darley has a complete line of unmanned systems, immersive training technology, equipment, and pumps. www.darley.com
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