About SDIS 33
SDIS 33 is an autonomous public department that operates in Gironde and is the fourth largest fire department in France. With its mission to protect people and prevent disasters, SDIS 33 continuously advance their emergency response education with the most cutting-edge technology. Firefighters offered expertise to help tailor the furutre development of RS with training objectives
As a part of this effort, the department has built a new facility especially for simulation training and e-learning, which the RS solution has been placed in. One of the unique points that became a deciding factor in choosing RS was the solution’s powerful maritime capabilities and the in-development module for Wildfire Training.
Training course
In May, the team visited the fire department to deliver a training course designed to help familiarize themselves with the software. Upon the visit, the firefighters at SDIS 33 were energetic and excited to learn and operate RS.
They adapted quickly to the tools in RS and built realistic land-based scenarios to start with. They also offer their expertise and skill to help us tailor the future development of RS with their training objectives.
Authority comment
“It was an honour to onboard SDIS 33 as a new Response Simulator user. We look forward to a collaborative and fruitful relationship with SDIS 33 and seeing them achieve their training goals using RS!” – says Alexios Limnios, Business Developer at VSTEP.
