Training Features
Video Integration
3D Modeling
Scenario-Driven Learning
Custom Illustration
Expert Advice
Localization/Translation
The Challenge
Our client, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), engaged ICS to create a robust online course to expand their available resources to educate public stakeholders on wildfire risk, reduction, and mitigation. This course was targeted at residents living in wildfire prone areas (often remote), with little to no background in fire education and prevention.
This presented ICS with a unique set of challenges:
1Equip residents with key life-saving wildfire prevention knowledge and safety protocols.
2Maximize accessibility and produce highly engaging learning material to generate public interest.
3Empower participants to take action and change behavior beyond the initial online training.
4Localize training to meet the specific needs of the target audience and offer course material in both English and Spanish.
The Solution
Our approach utilized a wide range of instructional strategy and creative multimedia to reinforce key learning topics and enable participants to interact with learning material through multiple channels.
Through expert testimony, videos, animated demonstrations and custom graphics; participants learned about wildfire behavior from a multitude of angles, including everything from thermodynamics to practical fire prevention and safety techniques. This content was further augmented by a number of interactive learning exercises and knowledge checks.
At the core of this approach was an interactive scenario-driven learning simulation designed to put learning into practice. Residents were tasked with recognizing and responding to wildfire hazards within an immersive 3D environment. The simulation was designed to mimic real-life wildfire hazards that participants were likely to encounter in and around their home. Through this approach we could amplify the impact of the training material, while maintaining a controlled and safe learning environment.
In addition, all parts of the training program were localized to meet the specific needs of the target audience. Localization, in this instance, not only included translation to Spanish but also accounted for specific tonal considerations. This was done to create a sense of urgency and express the threat of wildfire, while at the same time encouraging community ownership in the solution and the ability to successfully mitigate the risk through collective action.
