Swift
Water Advanced Rescue Device (SWARD)
Initially designed in response to swift water rescue
needs within the Los Angeles River system, a heavily cemented
waterway, the Swift Water Advanced Rescue Device is a
quick-deploying portable safety device,
ideally suited for a rescue situation where rescuers lack
any stable surface for a ladder to be set.
The device anchors vertically to bridge overpass or any
stationary object such as the front eye of a firetruck.
It hangs down into rescue or catch zone
to sift victim from the water or hazardous area.
Its tough yet flexible construction provides a versatile
climbing form for descending / ascending, into / out of
danger zone More...