ETC Simulation Delivered Three Disaster Scenarios to Saudi Arabia Civil Defence
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Southampton, PA, USA, March 1, 2012 - Environmental Tectonics Corporation's
("ETC" or the "Company") Simulation Division, located in Orlando, FL, announces
the delivery of three additional disaster training scenarios to Saudi Arabia
Civil Defence, as part of a multi-year contract with the Ministry of Interior of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The scenarios are installed on the ADMS-Command virtual reality training systems
being used at several Civil Defence Training Institutes. The ADMS systems,
which were translated in Arabic, include specific evaluation, scoring, and
record-keeping components to train and assess individuals and teams according to
national standards. The three virtual scenarios, located in a 20 km2 typical
Saudi environment, are flooding, mountain rescue, and a chemical factory.
ETC Simulation's President, Marco van Wijngaarden, said, "We appreciate the
opportunity to work with the Saudi Civil Defence. The scenarios are designed in
close cooperation with Civil Defence Institute's Subject Matter Experts to
ensure that the simulated emergencies and disasters fully meet training
objectives and prepare students to be successful on the job. With these
simulations, they will be able to gain experience and confidence in order to be
mission-ready for the real event."
The flooding scenario is aimed to train procedures and incident command for deep
water and swift water rescue. The scenario simulates a flash flood of a city
area with the water flowing from a mountain area. Trainees can deploy boats,
divers, search teams, select personal protective equipment and a variety of
ropes and tactics for search and rescue. Training staff can alter the water
depth and speed, and select the number and location of victims in order to
create training scenarios from simple to complex.
The chemical factory scenario consists of several buildings, tanks and pipelines
containing hazardous materials. Training staff has the ability to create fresh
scenarios using the Scenario Generator, and select several substances for the
tanks. The substances behave realistically when these are released, including
plume model, spills with evaporation, and the affect on people's health. The
Incident Command trainee has several options to mitigate the situation such as
switching pumps, activating sprinklers, and deploying teams in chemical suits to
disperse the hazmat clouds with water, to fight fires, or to use measuring
equipment.
The mountain rescue scenario includes an environment with a deep cliff and
sloped terrain, where instructors can create situations involving car crashes,
multiple victims, and grassland fire. Incident Command trainees are able to
send teams and equipment down the mountainside using different rope techniques.
The rescue victims are brought uphill using ropes and stretchers and can be
transported for medical care by either helicopter or ambulance.
About ADMS
ADMS(TM) is a high-fidelity Virtual Reality Simulation Training Stage that
houses multiple products including Incident Command training from technical to
strategic level (ADMS-Command), driver training and vehicle operation (ADMS-ARFF
and ADMS-Drive) and multiple level police coordination for crowd management and
riot control (ADMS-Control). ETC's signature technology blends physics-based
simulation, embedded artificial intelligence, accurate animations, photo-
realistic graphics, ambient sounds, vehicle controls, and motion platforms to
totally immerse trainees in the exercise. ADMS enables first responders and
emergency managers to prepare at all levels of response in a safe, economical
and environmentally-conscious way.
About ETC Simulation
ETC Simulation (www.ETCsimulation.com), located in Orlando, FL, specializes in
virtual reality emergency and disaster management training systems. Their
hallmark product, ADMS(TM), is a proven tool for training emergency management
personnel at all levels, with more than one million successful training hours
completed in 11 countries.
About ETC
ETC (OTCQB: ETCC) designs, manufactures and sells software driven products and
services used to recreate and monitor the physiological effects of motion on
humans and equipment and to control, modify, simulate and measure environmental
conditions. These products include aircrew training systems (aeromedical,
tactical combat and general), disaster management systems, sterilizers (steam
and gas), environmental testing products and hyperbaric chambers and other
products and services that involve similar manufacturing techniques and
engineering technologies. ETC's unique ability to offer complete systems,
designed and produced to high technical standards, sets it apart from its
competition. ETC is headquartered in Southampton, PA. For more information
about ETC, visit http://www.etcusa.com .
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Contact: Bob Laurent CFO Tel: 215-355-9100(Ext. 1550) Email:
rlaurent(at)etcusa.com
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