Glossary of firefighting equipment#L

Rescue blankets are pieces of equipment of the fire departments that serve people who only able to escape by jumping from danger or for some other reason crash or jump at risk to save.

Types of jump rescue equipment

Mechanical Rescue blankets and cushions

These are characterized in that they can only be used with a support team. The maximum rescue height is eight feet, for further details see under the jumping mat without support and jumping mat with support.

Pneumatic Rescue blankets and cushions

Pneumatic Rescue blankets are characterized in that for the production and restore the standby control a team is only required. In these devices, a life of up to 16 meters in height can be - depending on the model also significantly higher. For details, see leap pad.

Use of jump rescue equipment

The use of jump rescue equipment is connected to both the fire brigade and for the person to be rescued with considerable risks. The risks increase with increasing jump height. From a height of 8 or 16 meters, the risk is disproportionately large, so that the application of jump rescue equipment is extremely problematic then. Basically Rescue blankets are only used because of the high risks if no other escape routes longer available.

In all jump rescue equipment is to be noted that these are made ready for use in the vicinity of the actual take-off site and brought in final position only after complete construction. This avoids that people jump too early.

Practice jumps

After the accident prevention regulations of the fire departments and by the relevant operating practice or show jumps are forbidden to jump rescue equipment.

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