[Seminar Outline]
12:00 AM Opening
~Presentation by the Saijo City Fire Department~
2:50 Strengths and Weaknesses in the Field
6:40 Fire Investigation Workflow and Working Hours
9:21 [Must-See!] Operational Efficiency Scanat
15:53 Future Implementation Plans
~Presentation by the Kumakogen Town Fire Department~
20:27 Opening Remarks by the Kumakogen Town Fire Department
28:14 [Must-See!] Disaster Prevention Initiatives (Utilizing Data from Elderly Residents' Homes)
34:32 [Must-See!] Utilization in Surveys of Traditional Houses
🔳Recommended for people like this
- For those looking to streamline on-site investigations and reporting processes in fire departments and local governments
- For those who feel there are challenges regarding the "reliance on individual expertise" and the transfer of technical knowledge in fire investigation
- For those who want to improve the accuracy and evidential value of their on-site records
- For those interested in initial response to disasters or disaster prevention digital transformation
🔳Highlights of this seminar
(1) Moving away from the "reliance on individual expertise" in fire investigations and digitizing experience
A long-standing challenge in fire investigation work has been the reliance on the experience and intuition of veteran investigators, as well as the difficulty of passing on these skills to younger staff. In recent years, as the causes of fires have become more complex and the need for more rigorous evidence has grown, it has become increasingly difficult to rely solely on conventional rules of thumb.
In this seminar, we will introduce an approach that eliminates this “reliance on individual expertise” by converting the entire worksite into 3D data. We will explain initiatives that transform individual skills into “organizational knowledge and assets, ”such as recreating past worksites on a computer at any time and utilizing the inspection and decision-making processes to train junior staff.
→ [Video: 2:50– / 15:53–]
② Reduce surveying and drafting by approximately 83%! Proven accuracy and unmatched efficiency
From on-site measurements to photo organization and manual drawing creation, traditional fire damage assessments required an enormous amount of time and effort.
Scanat, in a proof-of-concept experiment Scanat, we achieved remarkable results : while maintaining measurement accuracy within a range of “approximately 0.5–3%”—which is sufficient for practical purposes — we reduced the time required for the relevant tasks (surveying, photography, and drawing creation) by [approximately 83%].
We’ll show you the speed of on-site documentation — completed by “one person in about 25 minutes” —as well as how it prevents missed shots and achieves annual cost savings of approximately 1.18 million yen, using actual screenshots to illustrate the concrete before-and-after results.
→ [Video: 9:21– / 13:13–]
③ It’s not just about fire investigations. “Disaster Prevention DX” for the homes of the elderly and traditional Japanese houses
The applications of 3D scanning technology extend far beyond post-fire investigations.
In response to the regional challenge of an elderly population rate of 51.8%, the Kumakogen Town Fire Department has created 3D models of the interiors of elderly residents’ homes in advance. By identifying the location of bedrooms and evacuation routes beforehand, this initiative directly contributes to rapid rescue operations in emergencies (enhancing initial response capabilities).
He also discussed the potential for expanding this approach to preliminary surveys of traditional houses and large-scale facilities for which no blueprints exist, as well as the future of next-generation firefighting operations as part of a department-wide "disaster prevention DX" infrastructure.
→ [Video: 28:14– / 34:32– / 37:18–]
\Already in use by fire departments and local governments!/
Scanat: Complete on-site surveys "all by yourself with just a smartphone"
