Project homeUC01.1: Health and environmental monitoring (Firefighters)
Version 19.1 by Tjalling Haije on 2025/07/14 12:27
Health and environmental monitoring – Firefighting
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| TDP | TDP3, TDP6, TDP7 |
| IDP | IDP2, IDP4 |
| Actors | Firefighter, Squad Leader, Medic, Safety Officer |
| Pre-Condition | Wearables are active and connected before firefighters enter the danger zone. |
| Post-Condition | Health alerts handled; intervention performed if needed. |
| Status | Validated during and refined after CFT 1, CFT 2, CFT 3 |
Action Sequence
- Equipment Check and Deployment
a. Firefighters quickly put on wearable sensors when mission is confirmed
b. Safety officer confirms connectivity before entry. - Live Monitoring in Action
a. Vitals (e.g. heart rate, CO exposure) are tracked during fire suppression.
b. Firefighters receive vibration or LED warnings if thresholds exceeded, but can turn these off when needed
c. Alerts escalate automatically for predefined danger levels. - Remote Oversight and Alerts
a. Safety officer monitors dashboard for all team vitals with simple colour indicators
b. Critical alerts are sent to squad leader.
c. Local health services prepare for immediate support if triggered. In case of a false alarm squad lead is able to cancel it. - Intervention and Team Adjustment
a. Firefighter is pulled out by team if condition worsens.
b. Medic assesses and logs health data.
c. Squad leader adjusts team composition or rest timing. - Post-Incident Reporting
a. System logs are exported for incident review.
b. Health data supports tactical evaluation and accountability.
| Claims (title) | Function | Effect(s) | Action Sequence Step(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL1 Decreased physical workload for responders | Health tracking, wearable alert | Reduces physical workload by alerting and preventing overexertion | 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a |
CL2 Improve safety for responders (gedrag (SA) > houden afstand van hazard (e.g. gas)) | Monitoring and alerting of toxic gasses Note: is this an envisioned functionality? | Improves safety by reducing (toxic) gas exposure | 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a |
CL4 Improve safety of responders for the commander
| Safety officer monitors team vitals | Safety officer improves safety of FR by double checking FR status | 3a, 3b |
| CL5 Decrease physical workload for responders | Safety officer monitors team vitals | Safety officer decreases physical workload by double checking FR status → measured as above | |
| CL6 Improved SA on personnel status for team lead (and command) | Alert escalation, Live dashboard, Auto-alerts | Command has improved SA on health status of personnel → Measure with NASA TLX ? | 3a, 3b |
| CL7 Support continuous learning with health data for after action review | Health data over time of all FR is exported (and replayable?) after mission | Lessons learned can be idenitified and incorporated incorporated effectively → measure with ?? | 5a, 5b |
| CL8 Task performance increased | All of the other functions | Task is completed quicker and with better results due to more efficient use of personnel → Measure with time to mission completion and quality? | all steps |