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ETC Awarded Contract to Upgrade ADMS at Netherlands National Institute For Safety
Orlando, FL
October 17, 2007
Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (AMEX:ETC)
("ETC" or the "Company") Simulation Division today
announced the signing of a contract with the
Netherlands National Institute for Safety, NIFV
(formerly known as NIBRA). The contract includes the
upgrade of all NIFV existing training systems to the
latest generation platform of ADMS (Advanced
Disaster Management Simulator), ADMS-CORE3, and
the delivery of new training scenarios.
NIFV is a national center of expertise with four
Academies: Fire Academy, Academy
for Crisis Management, Emergency Medical Service
Academy and Academy for
Leadership, and also delivers ADMS-training to the
Police Academy. NIFV has used
ADMS for over six years for training, education and
research. To keep state-of-the-art,
NIFV annually upgrades and expands their ADMS
systems.
Since 2001 NIFV has trained
thousands of trainees with their mobile ADMS team
training systems, focusing on multi-agency command
and control.
ADMS President, Marco van Wijngaarden,
commented, "We are very pleased to deliver the fifth
major upgrade to NIFV. Within this contract we will
transfer all of NIFV's 27 incidents to the latest ADMS-
CORE3 version. Together with their new Railway
Incidents NIFV will soon have 30 incidents available.
CORE3 has extended functionality, the latest in 3D
physics based simulation and improved vehicle,
people, fire, smoke and hazardous material models.
We will also deliver three incident locations: a
roundabout with a major Road Traffic Accident with
several vehicles and a LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
truck, a multi-purpose building with a bank, shops,
offices and bar with explosions and internal fires and a
suburban area with several blocks of family houses.
These incidents can be changed with the ADMS
Scenario Generator to present infinitely challenging
training situations."
About ADMS, the Advanced Disaster Management Simulator
ADMS is a high fidelity interactive team training
simulation platform that offers a proven methodology
to provide operationally cost-effective synthetic
incident and disaster management experience. Since
1995 it has been used to train emergency responders
around the world to better prepare to respond to and
mitigate incidents. By presenting engaging, real-world
environments and stressful scenarios, ADMS enables
response and rescue personnel to perform and
enhance team and individual skill sets at all levels of
response. ADMS bridges the gap between table-top
exercises and real world experience, and rapidly
advances the effective coordinated response of multi-
agency and multi-jurisdictional emergency responders
during any type of disaster. ADMS is also used to test
and validate emergency response and management
plans. Training with ADMS helps to save lives and
mitigate disaster's impact.
About the Netherlands National Institute for Safety, NIFV
The Netherlands National Institute for Safety, NIFV,
develops expertise, contributes to the professional
development of the fire service, medical assistance in
accidents and disasters and crisis management, thereby
enhancing physical safety.
Adam McCard
Product Manager
ADMS Innovation Center
Orlando, FL
P: 407.282.3378 x3039
F: 407.282.3582
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COMPANY INFO: Celebrating its
20th year in
operation, ETC Simulation, located
in Orlando,
Florida, is a wholly- owned
subsidiary of
Environmental Tectonics
Corporation (ETC), a
Pennsylvania-based company that
has been in
business since 1969. ETC is a
global concern, with
offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East.
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