360 Rescue™ (available 2nd Quarter 2009)
360 Rescue is a highly versatile, patent-pending lightweight combination descent device and extraction winch to be worn by Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC) members. It can be used like a Bailout Buddy to lower an injured firefighter from an upper floor or the winch capability can be utilized to free and lift a fallen firefighter after a floor collapse. 360 Rescue can vertically lift up to 600 lbs at a speed of 11 ft/min and can pull several thousand pounds horizontally at up to 13 ft/min as long as the breakaway force is less than 600 lbs. It can also be configured to lift a steel beam or other heavy object weighing a ton or more to free a fallen firefighter.