Schriever Space Force Base Fire and Emergency Services wants a mobile fire-safety classroom. Not a trailer with a television and a stack of pamphlets—a fully staged environment where a barbecue can appear to catch fire, a toaster can smoke and a severe-weather system can shake the room.
The requested trailer includes a kitchen with simulated oven, stovetop and toaster fires. A heated door adds smoke and flame effects. The barbecue station combines a grill hazard simulator with a propane shutoff, while other displays cover electrical panels, residential gas service, sprinklers and lockout-tagout procedures.
The weather side is equally theatrical. Four kinds of severe-weather emergencies are to be reproduced with special lighting, sound and vibration. The package also includes an augmented-reality fire-extinguisher trainer, multiple extinguisher types and artificial-intelligence tracking of participants.
Behind the special effects is a highly practical vehicle specification. The red, aluminum V-nose trailer must be accessible under the ADA, carry solar charging and a dual-fuel generator, and include an exterior compartment with a 37-inch smart television. The vendor is also expected to deliver the complete package, test it and provide four hours of hands-on instruction for as many as eight people at the base.
It is essentially a tiny disaster movie with a curriculum. That is the point: a controlled room can make the sights, sounds and decisions of an emergency memorable without requiring an actual emergency. The barbecue that smokes on command may be the funniest line in the purchase, but it is there because an ordinary grill is exactly where an ordinary person may need the lesson.