FireWorks Smart Helmet

A biometric-monitoring helmet for wildland firefighters.

• Created in collaboration with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Vulcan

• Published: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9612483

Milestone 1

Wildland firefighters can experience a myriad of problems during deployment. This smart helmet sends vital data to their supervisor so they respond to potential health problems or emergencies. A continuation of Cohort 3’s previous work.

MIlestone 2

From idea to implementation, we used user research and design thinking principles to guide our design decisions.

Milestone 3

We stress-tested our prototype in the field under normal wildland firefighter conditions.