Description

Mobile / Portable Escape Chutes Mobile / Portable Chutes have been designed specifically for Private or Government operated Fire Rescue Departments. The Mobile Chute can be fitted on the Aerial Rescue Platforms which are used to evacuate people trapped inside burning buildings. These platforms have a load bearing capacity of only about 3-4 persons. Hence if a large number of people need to be rescued then the Platform has to be raised and lowered a number of times before everyone can be evacuated. This is time consuming and could prove to be fatal to people who cannot be evacuated in time. With the Mobile Chute however, this process can be speeded up to a phenomenal extent. By attaching the Chute on the side of the platform, all persons may be evacuated in a single trip. This is because the evacuees can then be lowered to the ground through the chute without requiring the platform to descend. The chute also allows the evacuation of the injured, elderly and the unconscious. This escape chutes can be fitted to fire department aerial ladders and snorkel platforms and this will increase the rate at which evacuees can be evacuated from a high rise building, thus reducing the risk exposure of the fireman. The movable/portable chute has become standard rescue equipment used by fire bridges worldwide for high rise rescue operations. With additional equipment the portable platform can also be mounted on the parapet of the balcony and window. This chute is designed in three layers, the outer layer is fire resistant and protects the chute against flames, the middle layer provides a speed restraining effect and the inner layer supports the entire weight of chute. This three way protection protects the evacuees once inside the chute from flame, heat and smoke during rescue operation. The longest one in use is 61m on Bronto Skylift.