Shelter Awareness
The Life-Light is a unique directional system that includes inflatable balloons integrated on streetlights. During an emergency situation, the balloons inflate and guide people to…
Emergency
A Hiker Must-have
As humans, we’re naturally inclined to think “that could never happen to me,” especially when it comes to getting lost! Despite our egos, emergency situations…
Tablet to the Rescue
Designed for firefighting teams, the Command Goal tablet-system aims to ease the management of emergency fire situations on-the-spot. An incredible improvement from ineffective white-board techniques,…
The Guiding Light
Only if the Titanic had been adequately equipped with rescue gear, many more people would have survived the sinking. The thing with disasters is that…
Fire Away!
I’m a little embarrassed to admit I have no idea how to use a common fire extinguisher… but I know I’m not the only one!…
What an extinguisher should be…
We generally imagine fire extinguishers as large, bulky, single-use items kept behind safety glass. Though they’re built for emergency situations, they’re ironically not something you’re…
Smartphone Smoke Detector
SENSE+ is a bedside emergency solution that consists of an app and a smart charging dock. It uses the latest smoke and carbon monoxide detectors…
Smart Stretcher
Lenify is a collapsible emergency stretcher that all but eliminates the chances of secondary injuries caused by lifting patients onto the stretcher. The solution: divide…
Emergency Camping
The V Plus is an emergency relief tent ideal for folks stuck in disaster relief zones. The tent is equipped with features like the ability…
Tinkerball to the Rescue
Inspired by the events of 9/11, designers Jiyoung Choi & Namsun Do created the Tinkerball as a life-saving device for a variety of emergency situations…
Skyway or the Highway
As maneuverable as they are, emergency helicopters still have limitations like relatively low speed and limited reach with their large rotors that prevent them from…
The Hexicopter
Designed for disaster rescue and other squad-based missions, the Hatchet unmanned copter concept utilizes not one, not 2, not 3… but a 6 rotor design…