The application of interactive multimedia CD-ROM technology to wildland fire safety training

Interactive multimedia technology has been utilized in the development of a CD-ROM based wildland fire safety training course, Wildland Fire - Safety on the Fireline. interactive multimedia technology allows delivery of train ing to a large number of students on a consistent basis. In addition, cost savings can be achieved through reduced learning time, reduced travel, mini mal use of instructors, and most of all, through retention of knowledge as a result of using multimedia. The course, Wildland Fire - Safety on the Fir eline, was developed and reviewed by a national team of specialists in wild land fire behavior and wildland fire safety with the intent of reducing and /or eliminating injuries and fatalities associated with the suppression of wildland fires. Wildland Fire - Safety on the Fireline focuses on due dilig ence, situational awareness, entrapment survival, health, equipment, and ha zards encountered when working on the fireline. Each of the four sections c omprising the course is followed by a board game test in preparation for a final test that is tracked by the computer.