# US 11,298,575 B2 · Systems and methods for training firefighters > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,298,575 B2 - Document ID: US11298575B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/377,438 - Filed: 2019-04-08 - Published: 2019-10-10 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-10 - Assignees: Flashpoint Fire Equipment, Inc. - Applicants: Flashpoint Fire Equipment, Inc. - Inventors: Ryan O'Donnell; Michael T. Nixon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11298575B2 ## CPC - A62C 99/0081: {Training methods or equipment for fire-fighting} - G09B 9/006: {for locating or ranging of objects} - G09B 19/00: Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass (teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26) - G09B 19/003: {Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements} - G09B 25/04: of buildings - A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10) - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) ## Abstract Systems and methods for training firefighters and other first responders are provided. The systems include a plurality of sensors configured to detect at least one ambient condition, such as, temperature; a receiver configured to receive the electric signals from the plurality of sensors; and a digital storage device operatively connected to the receiver and adapted to store the electrical signals corresponding to the detected ambient conditions. The data detected by the sensors can be retrieved for later review, analysis, and training. The systems may include at least one video recorder and/or at least one infrared image recorder each configured to detect images that can be stored for later retrieval and a synchronizing device adapted to synchronize the sensor data with the recorded images for later review. Methods of implementing the systems and portable cases enclosing the system are also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for training firefighters, the system comprising: a plurality of sensors configured to detect at least one ambient condition, each of the sensors adapted to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the detected ambient condition; a receiver configured to receive the electric signals from the plurality of sensors; a digital storage device operatively connected to the receiver and adapted to store the electrical signals; a processor configured to receive the electrical signals from the receiver, the processor configured to use the electrical signals to calculate variations in the at least one ambient condition; and an output device configured to transmit at least some of the stored electrical signals for review. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one ambient condition comprises at least one of temperature, humidity, chemical concentration, explosion limits, and presence of personnel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive physical conditions of an enclosure where the plurality of sensors is positioned and further use the physical conditions of the enclosure to calculate the variations in the at least one ambient condition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system as recited in claim 3, wherein the physical conditions of the enclosure comprise at least one of R-value of walls, type of building construction, obstructions in compartments of the enclosure, openings in compartments of the enclosure, the presence and location of sprinklers, and stairwell location and size. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a user interface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system as recited in claim 5, wherein the user interface is adapted to receive a location for each of the plurality of sensors. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The system as recited in claim 5, wherein the user interface is adapted to receive physical conditions of an enclosure where the plurality of sensors are located. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, the system further comprising: at least one video recorder configured to detect substantially continuous video images, the video recorder adapted to generate electrical signals corresponding to the detected video images. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a display adapted to receive the at least some of the electrical signals from the output device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the display is further adapted to display the variations in the at least one ambient condition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system as recited in claim 9, wherein the variations in the at least one ambient condition comprise a heat map. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system as recited in claim 11, wherein the heat map comprises a heat map on one of a building map and a floor plan. ### Claim 13 A method for training firefighters, the method comprising: with a plurality of sensors, detecting at least one ambient condition and generating an electrical signal corresponding to the detected ambient condition; transmitting the electrical signals to a receiver; storing the electrical signals; using a processor configured to receive the electrical signals from the receiver, calculating variations in the at least one ambient condition; and displaying the stored electrical signals for review. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the at least one ambient condition comprises at least one of temperature, humidity, chemical concentration, explosion limits, and presence of personnel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method as recited in claim 13, wherein detecting at least one ambient condition comprises detecting the at least one ambient condition in an enclosure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the enclosure comprises a firefighter training structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises defining physical conditions of an enclosure where the plurality of sensors is located. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method as recited in claim 13, wherein displaying the stored electrical signals for review comprises displaying the stored electrical signals as the ambient conditions on a floor plan. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising: recording substantially continuous video images with at least one video recorder, the at least one video recorder adapted to generate electrical signals corresponding to the detected video images. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the method further comprises displaying images of the electrical signals corresponding to the detected at least one ambient condition and images of the recorded substantially continuous video images. ### Claim 21 (depends on 13) The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the method further comprises displaying the variations in the at least one ambient condition for review. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method as recited in claim 21, wherein displaying the variations in the at least one ambient condition comprises displaying the variations as a heat map. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method as recited in claim 22, wherein displaying the variations in the at least one ambient condition comprises displaying the variations as a heat map on one of a building map and a floor plan. ### Claim 24 A system for training firefighters, the system comprising: a plurality of sensors configured to detect at least one ambient condition, each of the sensors adapted to generate an electrical signal corresponding to the detected ambient condition; a receiver configured to receive the electric signals from the plurality of sensors; a digital storage device operatively connected to the receiver and adapted to store the electrical signals; at least one video recorder configured to detect substantially continuous video images, the video recorder adapted to generate electrical signals corresponding to the detected video images; and a synchronizer adapted to synchronize the electric signals from the plurality of sensors with the electrical signals from the at least one video recorder. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The system as recited in claim 24, wherein the synchronizer comprises one of an audible signal, a visual signal, and a haptic signal. ### Claim 26 A method for training firefighters, the method comprising: with a plurality of sensors, detecting at least one ambient condition and generating an electrical signal corresponding to the detected ambient condition; transmitting the electrical signal to a receiver; storing the electrical signals; recording substantially continuous video images with at least one video recorder, the at least one video recorder adapted to generate electrical signals corresponding to the detected video images; and synchronizing the electric signals from the plurality of sensors with the electrical signals from the at least one video recorder.