Tactical Triage Technologies (T3) is a technology start-up that was created at The Ohio State University. T3 was born out of a critical need: preparing responders for low-frequency, high-stakes disaster events without the prohibitive cost and logistical burden of traditional training. In 2018, Drs. Nick Kman and Doug Danforth received a $1.8M Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) grant entitled “Improving patient safety using Virtual Reality (VR) to train and assess emergency personnel responding to a mass casualty incident (MCI).” Collaborating with developers and graphic artists from the Ohio State Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD), the FirstVResponder simulation was created over the ensuing 4+ years. As the final objective of the AHRQ grant, we trained over 600 first responders in Ohio.

In 2022, the Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) of the Department of Defense solicited applications for the In The Moment program whose goal is to investigate whether the alignment of artificial intelligence (AI) to individual humans affects willingness to delegate in high-stakes domains. In collaboration with CACI International, we were awarded a $2.1M grant to use our simulator to assess military first responder willingness to delegate in high stakes domains like mass casualty incidents.

Today, T3 leverages this foundation to deliver scalable, evidence-based training for emergency responders across civilian, military, and federal agencies.