• Can Remote Virtual Simulation Improve Practice-Based Training? Presence and Performance in Incident Commander Education 

      Wijkmark, Cecilia Hammar; Heldal, Ilona; Log, Maria-Monika Metallinou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      An incident commander (IC) is expected to take command in any incident to mitigate consequences for humans, property, and the environment. To prepare for this, practice-based training in realistic simulated situations is ...
    • Experiencing Immersive VR Simulation for Firefighter Skills Training 

      Wijkmark, Cecilia Hammar; Heldal, Ilona; Log, Maria-Monika Metallinou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Virtual Reality (VR) technology for training has gained interest in many domains, including firefighter education. However, there is hesitation to accept immersive VR technology, especially for skills training. This study ...
    • Introducing Virtual Reality for Firefighter Skills Training Opinions from Sweden and Brazil 

      Wijkmark, Cecilia Hammar; de França Bail, Rosangela; Log, Maria-Monika Metallinou; Heldal, Ilona; Michaloski, Ariel Orlei; Aguiar, Eduardo Jose Slomp (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The emergence of immersive virtual reality (IVR) technologies has raised interest in the use of fire and rescue services (FRS) as a supplement to the established practice-based hot fire-live simulation (HF-LS) training. ...
    • Remote Virtual Simulation for Incident Commanders — Cognitive Aspects 

      Wijkmark, Cecilia Hammar; Log, Maria-Monika Metallinou; Heldal, Ilona (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, on-site Incident Commander (IC) practical training and examinations in Sweden were canceled as of March 2020. The graduation of one IC class was, however, conducted through Remote Virtual ...
    • Virtual and Live Simulation-Based Training for Incident Commanders 

      Wijkmark, Cecilia Hammar; Heldal, Ilona (Chapter, 2020)
      Computer and virtual simulation-based training (CST) offer several benefits for emergency response and management preparedness. However, organizations responsible for training are often hesitant to use CST, based on cost ...