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Introduction
My current research interests are around Distance Education, Educational Technology and Simulation in Virtual Reality focused in the Fire and Rescue Service. My PhD Thesis is about the topic 'Vocational training of Portuguese fire fighters: applying virtual simulation to the development of decision-making competences'.
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July 2024 - present
National Fire Service School
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- Project Manager
April 2021 - June 2024
National Fire Service School
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- President
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This paper focuses on the training of firefighters, using simulated scenarios in virtual reality, to develop decision-making competences in the management of relief operations.
Through the action research method, a training program was designed and improved to develop the competences considered critical in the field of decision making in the conte...
This paper details the pedagogical model used in virtual reality simulations for training Portuguese fire officers in emergency operations management and the evaluation of students about the implementation of the model throughout the training courses. The data of this quantitative study were collected over two years (2018-2019) and involved the par...
In this study, we analysed the effects of team leadership style on the well-being of firefighter teams operating under conditions of a simulated rural fire. Twenty teams of firefighters (composed of five elements each) took part in a computer‐based fire‐fighting simulation task and were randomly assigned to one of two conditions (leadership style:...
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Numerous studies in management and leadership indicate that one’s decision-making style is reflective of one’s leadership style. In the context of civil protection and the fire service, the ability of the fire officers to adopt the best style of decision-making and leadership in each situation represents a critical factor of success. Therefore, the...
Background: Firefighters face stressful life-threatening events requiring fast decision-making. To better prepare for those situations, training is paramount, but errors in real-life training can be harmful. Virtual reality (VR) simulations provide the desired realism while enabling practice in a secure and controlled environment. Firefighters’ aff...
The article introduces the VR framework and the preliminary outcomes of the ongoing European TRACENET project, an interdisciplinary and collaborative initiative to support and enhance Civil Protection training activities through 3D geospatial data and VR solutions. The VR framework is a virtual and collaborative multi-player environment for manifol...
A ética profissional afeta qualquer organização em todas as suas vertentes, na medida que garante a qualidade dos serviços prestados e é um pilar fundamental no processo de tomada de decisão de qualquer colaborador. O objetivo desta revisão integrativa foi identificar as vantagens da implementação de um código de ética numa organização. Realizou-se...
A ética é essencial nas organizações e estas operacionalizam a sua introdução através da adoção de códigos que orientam o agir dos seus colaboradores. A adoção de um comportamento ético torna-se assim um pilar fundamental, em particular para os bombeiros. É objetivo desta revisão identificar o impacto da ética na cultura organizacional dos bombeiro...
BACKGROUND
Firefighters face stressful life-threatening events requiring fast decision-making. To better prepare for those situations, training is paramount, but errors in real-life training can be harmful. Virtual reality (VR) simulations provide the desired realism while enabling practice in a secure and controlled environment. Firefighters’ affe...
Leaders are crucial to ensuring the well-being of their subordinates. This study aims to understand the effects of two leadership styles (empowering vs. directive) on subordinates’ well-being in an emergency situation (i.e., rural fire). A simulation study was conducted with two experimental conditions (empowering vs. directive leadership), and the...
Introduction
Although research on leadership has privileged its effect on performance, there is also some empirical evidence that leadership can have a beneficial effect on the well-being of subordinates. The analysis of this effect in professions with high demands that can affect stress and well-being, as is the case with firefighters, is especial...
This study focuses on the use of virtual reality simulations for the training of portuguese firefighters in emergency operations management and the assessment of decision-making competence. The research was carried out through the action-research method. In the first cycle a pilot training course was carried out in a group of eight trainers from th...
O estudo incide sobre a formação de bombeiros com utilização de cenários simulados em realidade virtual para desenvolver competências de tomada de decisão no âmbito da gestão de operações de socorro. Através do método de investigação-ação foi concebido e melhorado um programa de formação para desenvolver as competências consideradas críticas no dom...
Neste estudo abordamos a aplicação da simulação de realidade virtual (SRV) na formação de bombeiros para desenvolver as competências de tomada de decisão, através da conceção de uma ação de formação para atualização dos elementos do quadro de comando dos corpos de bombeiros no domínio da gestão de operações. O estudo foi realizado através do método...
Issues relating to the sustainability of forests is a global issue, involving governments as well as local and regional organizations and citizens. The fires that devastate every year several areas in Portugal, as well as in Europe and all over the world require new skills in order to operate on the ground, but the acquisition of skills necessary t...
Este trabalho tem por objectivos avaliar se os bombeiros reúnem as condições necessárias à implementação de um modelo de ensino a distância na sua formação e identificar o modelo de ensino adequado às particularidades da formação dos bombeiros em Portugal, que permita minimizar os condicionantes que limitam o acesso e frequência das acções de forma...
