Finds the firefighter
December 1st 2008 Firefighters who are trapped,
disorientated or missing can
be located quickly and easily
with the new Draeger FRT
1000 Fire Rescue Transceiver.
Designed to aid find-andrescue
operations even
where visibility is limited or
where background noise
might prevent firefighters
from hearing their
colleagues, the device can
be used to trace single as
well as multiple casualties.
Worn on the waist and
easily activated prior to
entering a potentially
dangerous area, the unit
sends and receives low
frequency (457kHz) signals
which are not attenuated by
walls and other obstacles.
Should the wearer remain
motionless for 30s the
device, which has an
integral movement sensor,
will send an audible alarm
signal and automatically
change from 'standby' to
'transmit' mode.
In order to perform search
and rescue, other firefighters
can manually switch their
units from 'standby' to 'fire
fighter search' mode. The
display, which automatically
indicates the distance to the
casualty, will then show an
increase or decrease in this
distance depending on the
direction taken by the
wearer.
This means that casualties
can be located even when
the source of the alarm
signal cannot be determined
directly as a result of
background noise, poor
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