A case study was published in Fire & Safety Magazine on  how Exxon Mobil uses Varicom RESPONDER (formerly named ERT Simulator). The article which appeared in the Fall 2007 issue, underscores the benefits of real-time, interactive team training, especially for communication and decision making. A summary of the article can be found at www.fs-world.com . For more on this article please contact us directly.

A graphical, interactive scene board has been added to RESPONDER. The scene board allows users to interact with an aerial / top view of the scene. Other participants can see the board in real-time. During after-action analysis the board can be retrieved to study "snapshots" at any time during the exercise.

New training application modules are being developed on an ongoing basis. Examples of newly added applications are helideck safety, mining (underground), airport firefighting and rescue.  Delivered through a web browser, users of the Varicom software are able to train on their current facilities from a PC connected to the company intranet or internet.