Vehicle collision avoidance and mitigation system

A response vehicle system comprising:

• one or more processing circuits configured to:
• monitor an area in front of a response vehicle as the response vehicle is responding to a scene;
• detect an object in the area in front of the response vehicle that is imperceptible to an operator because of a visibility-impairing condition;
• generate a graphical representation of the area and the object;
• and
• provide the graphical representation for display to the operator to facilitate operation of the response vehicle by the operator through the visibility-impairing condition.

A fire fighting vehicle comprising:

• at least one sensor positioned to facilitate (i) monitoring an area in front of the fire fighting vehicle as the fire fighting vehicle is responding to a scene and (ii) detecting an object in the area in front of the fire fighting vehicle that is imperceptible to an operator because of a visibility-impairing weather condition or smoke;
• a heads-up display configured to project a graphical representation onto a windshield of the fire fighting vehicle;
• and
• a control system configured to:
• generate the graphical representation indicative of a real-time position and orientation of the area and the object based on sensor data acquired by the at least one sensor;
• and
• control the heads-up display to display the graphical representation to the operator to facilitate (i) identifying the area and the object by the operator and (ii) operating the fire fighting vehicle by the operator through the visibility-impairing weather condition or smoke.