ETC Simulation to provide ADMS suite for Homeland Security Training Center

The advanced disaster management simulator (ADMS) suite will be integrated at Concordia’s Homeland Security Simulation Center at the new Columbia River Campus.

The suite comprises an on-scene incident command room with a 180-degree immersion theatre screen, four field unit positions and an emergency operations center (EOC) room, to enable integrated and multi-level team training.

Located in a separate room from the incident command and field unit stations, the EOC station features a multi-monitor wall for displaying 2D mapping and logistics information, as well as the 3D on-scene visuals, such as a helicopter or CCTV view.

Concordia homeland security director Scott Winegar said by offering the hands-on learning experience, the company are bridging the gap between classroom theory and real world experience.

"The goal of Concordia’s Homeland Security degree is simple: to provide our students the knowledge, skills and leadership abilities they’ll need in their homeland security and emergency management careers and to prepare servant leaders to change the world," Winegar added.
Concordia has already supplied a portable ADMS-Command system for use during off-site training exercises and events.

The ADMS systems’ artificial intelligence and physics-based effects allow the scenario to unfold as it would in the real world, to make real-time decisions as the incident progresses.