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PERSONAL ESCAPE SYSTEM

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The PETZL EXO Personal Escape System provides firefighters with a fast, reliable means of egress from a burning multi-story structure. A firefighter equipped with the system can quickly anchor the heat & cut-resistant rope with the hook anchoring device and move rapidly towards the exit point.

The self-braking EXO device helps prevent the firefighter from falling should he lose control of the rope, allowing him to concentrate on getting out of the building.

Once outside, he can use the EXO to descend to a lower level. Trained personnel can execute the entire exit sequence in as little as 10 seconds.

DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

New York City, January 23, 2005, six firefighters, responding to a three-alarm fire became trapped in a blazing Bronx apartment building. All firefighters were forced to jump from the building. One firefighter was slightly injured and three were seriously injured as they attempted to escape out of a fourth story window. The two others suffered fatal injuries after dropping nearly 50 feet.

Following this accident, the FDNY immediately began to investigate and research on personal emergency safety escape systems. Over 40 designs were examined and more than 5,000 tests were conducted at the Department's Training Facility at Randall's Island.

During their extensive evaluation of available descent control devices, the fire department approached PETZL to develop a product that would respond to their rigorous demands.

Petzl mobilized to meet the challenge. Several months of collaborative research and product development between the FDNY, PETZL's designers in France and the PETZL America team in Clearfield, Utah produced the EXO Personal Escape System.

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

The EXO was subjected to extensive testing in PETZL's state-of-the-art test facility. In addition, the FDNY ran its own series of rigorous tests, putting the EXO through more than 10,000 evolutions at its Training Facility.

100% Technora Fibers Rope; 50 ft of heat & cut resistant, 7.5 mm.
OK TRIACT-LOCK auto-locking connector; with captive bar, 27 KN on Major Axe
EXO Self-Breaking Descender
Hook Anchoring Device; 0.79 lbs forged steel with multiple anchoring ways
Nomex Transport/Deployment Bag; instant access to the system and securely attaches to the harness
Harness; not included with the EXO Kit.

The EXO Kit components can't be purchase separately. The Kit is engineered as a complete system; it is manufactured, tested and inspected under PETZL's ISO 9001 and is certified to meet the NFPA 1983 (2006 ed.) standards. All components are compatible with one another and perform correctly under specific test criteria.

PETZL EXO SALES AND TRAINING

Multitrek is proud to announce that we are the first distributor in Canada for the EXO Personal Escape System by PETZL. As well, we are now authorized to provide the EXO end-user course and the EXO trainer course.

We also offer a 2 hour long demonstration of the EXO system to your organization's assigned test personnel.

Please call us for more information about this product and/or for booking a demonstration or a course.

** PHOTOS AND TEXTS COURTESY OF PETZL **

Trained Firefighter in action

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