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A View from Above

Take an aerial tour of the Simulated Scenario Village. Commercial buildings of one to three stories line the main street, which leads to a two-story residential facility on a cul-de-sac.

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Training Center Building

The main control building/training center welcomes students to the village. The south and east sides of the facility have a more contemporary look that complements the rest of the Tri-C campus. Among the key spaces in this building are a hand-to-hand combat training room, an emergency operations center, conference/debrief rooms, a video simulator, a prisoner cell, and a 911 call center that doubles as a control center for street activities.

Storage and Safety

The training center offers gear and weapons lockers. Proper sequencing and safety protocols drove programming.

“The village enables students to encounter and successfully complete an endless array of simulated emergency situations before they join public safety departments.”

Subject Control Training Mat Room

Trainees learn defensive techniques in the training center’s subject control room. Instructors use reconfigurable wall panels and foam furniture to create realistic scenarios.

Scenario Control Room

This room in the training building allows trainees to record and observe exercises in real time for preparation or debriefing sessions. The second floor also has an observation roof to stage high-level threats or observe street activity.

“The Simulated Scenario Village serves those who serve others by providing intensive, hands-on training for first responders in Northeast Ohio and beyond. The goal is to provide training that leads to safer streets, safer neighborhoods, and a safer community.”

Firearms Simulation

The VirTra V-300 Firearms Training Simulator creates 300-degree scenarios that can be manipulated in real time based on a trainee’s actions.

Prep and Debrief

Preparation and debriefing sessions take place indoors in a dividable large conference room or outdoors under a pavilion.

Prisoner Cell

During programming, local law enforcement agencies suggested a prisoner cell training prop to support lessons in cell extraction, searches, and handcuffing.

“We wanted the most detailed, comprehensive training environment, both for our students and the agencies who use the facility.”

Outdoor Training

The simulation village expands training opportunities by bringing weather and vehicles into play. The buildings, located in a remote area on campus, offer balconies and niches to simulate surprise threats.

Drive-through Demonstration

A smaller facility can simulate a bank or fast-food restaurant drive-through window. Its larger canopy also shelters outdoor trainees during bad weather.

“The movable walls allow us to create many different scenarios, which keeps everyone sharp. You can’t simply anticipate the layout here. The type of training we can offer here is almost limitless.”

Reconfigurable Wall Panels

All the commercial buildings offer reconfigurable wall panel systems that trainers manipulate to create environments ranging from an office setting to a fast-food restaurant. This creates unpredictability in the training environment. To make scenarios more authentic, trainees use a Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) whose weapons have the same weight and feel as real weapons, as well as a StressVest system, which creates a “pain penalty” while avoiding projectile injuries.

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Theatrical Smoke

To enhance lessons for firefighters and law enforcement personnel, instructors can introduce theatrical smoke into scenarios in all village buildings.

Residence

The village street ends with a mock residence on a cul-de-sac. It, too, has reconfigurable walls, as well as a basement with an exterior garden stair and an attached garage. The photos above show a SWAT team raid exercise.

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