February 28, 2005  |
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental
Tectonics Corporation (Amex: ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") has been selected
by the South Korean National Fire Academy (NFA) to provide a virtual, reality-
based Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (ADMS) system for training
firefighters in South Korea.
One major unique feature of ETC's ADMS is the capability to provide
interactive, real-time training to entire teams of students, all working
within the same scenario, which has become a proven method of promoting
excellent coordination among and between fire-rescue teams and other response
agencies. The specific configuration selected by NFA consists of twenty
stations, configured in four units of one Instructor Station and four team-
training stations. The flexibility of this ADMS-Team configuration will
allow the NFA to conduct training of entire response teams at all levels of
the Korean National Standards, including first response, reinforced response
and disaster response.
The ADMS Team, which will be installed at the NFA in Chenoa, South
Korea in December 2005, includes a 200-square-mile geo-typical visual
environment, allowing training in structural firefighting (from small complex
buildings to major high-rise and industrial fires), hazardous material
incidents, and major road traffic accidents. ETC's advanced Scenario
Generator will allow the NFA to develop an unlimited number of training
scenarios, from small, simple incidents to major mass-casualty disasters.
As part of the contract, directorial staff from the NFA have visited ETC's
ADMS Innovation Center in Orlando, Florida for an intensive two-day
training course on NIMS, the National Incident Management System, a
comprehensive and standardized Incident Command framework used by U.S. first
responders. Developed by the Department of Homeland Security, NIMS integrates
best practices for multi-jurisdictional responders at all levels to work
together more effectively and efficiently to manage incidents no matter what
the cause, size or complexity including catastrophic acts of terrorism and
disasters.
William F. Mitchell, ETC's President and CEO, stated, "With the receipt of
this contract from NFA, ETC is solidified as the world's leading supplier of
interactive, real-time, virtual reality disaster response systems."
ADMS is now in use at several major firefighting and emergency
response training facilities worldwide, as well as in several major U.S.
Airports. Visit the ETC's ADMS Web site at http://www.ADMSTraining.com.
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CONTACT: Duane D. Deaner, CFO of Environmental Tectonics, 215-355-9100, ext.1203, fax 215-357-4000 or email: ddeaner@etcusa.com www.ADMSTraining.com |
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