rescue equipment
Tools for saving
Rescue equipment is gear used to save people from dangerous situations—fires, floods, collapsed buildings, accidents.
The term covers a broad range: ropes, harnesses, stretchers, cutting tools, flotation devices, breathing apparatus.
Emergency services maintain specialized rescue equipment for specific scenarios: water rescue, high-angle rescue, confined space rescue.
The fire department trains regularly with their rescue equipment.
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
- life jacketWearable flotation device
- life raftInflatable emergency watercraft
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- safety harnessBody straps preventing falls
breathing apparatus · air tank · bandages · helmet · winch · jaws of life · tourniquet · satellite phone · walkie-talkie · emergency beacon · signal flare · stretcher · ice axe · megaphone · gloves · wetsuit · oxygen tank · first aid kit
- swimmingswimming, swimmer, swimmers, swim team, swim teams
- emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
- disaster preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plans, evacuation plan, early warning systems, storm shelter
- emergency rescue911, CPR, ambulance, paramedic, paramedics
- boating safetylife jackets, life vests, PFDs, fire extinguisher, fire extinguishers
- crash siteswreckage, debris, emergency services, first responders, ambulance
rescue equipmentweapons
Tools for fighting
death traps · booby traps · landmines · torture devices · hazardous materials
rescue equipmentpreventive measures
Actions to stop problems beforehand
safety barriers · safety precautions · early warning systems
rescue equipmentrestraints
Things that hold back
shackles · snares · cages · barricades