Search and rescue operations represent the most vexing and complex problems facing the first responder community. Search and Rescue complexity is magnified not only by the incident but by unknown hazards and structural collapses that might be involved in the rescue. There is no "formula" to address the hundreds of different disasters from explosions, earthquakes, tornados and building collapses to crashes, mine collapses, and structural failures.

The Forward Observer system provides rescue teams with cameras that can be positioned around a disaster site to allow triage and assessment. The cameras can also be dropped into crevices or placed around obstructions to view areas not directly exposed. Working day or night, the cameras adjust to the environmental conditions and give the responder the ability to quickly move through a scene - making the search operation fast and effective.

Search and Rescue Command also has the ability to view 8 simultaneous cameras to assess what equipment should be deployed to a specific area to provide a measured response for the multiple problems that may be occurring at the same time.

This ability to rapidly evaluate complex situations gives the search teams expert intelligence and engineering analysis of dangers facing them and helps to define threatening circumstances that can put both the responder and the injured in danger.

The images provided by the Forward Observer cameras can define the extent of the mission and allow Command to deploy the proper manpower and equipment in minutes after arrival. The versatility of being able to extend the Forward Observer cameras on poles or lower them on tethers provides an entire new dimension in search and rescue. The light-weight and rugged construction of the cameras and monitors make it the ideal tool for assisting in the extraction of injured persons and for protecting the rescuers from the dangers inherent in further collapses.

Concern about the deployment of equipment during a natural disaster represents one of the most challenging tasks facing public safety leaders. Fire chiefs, police officers, mayors and emergency center operators and EMT´s depend on accurate assessment of disaster scenes to insure that their personnel can react with the needed resources to tackle the hundreds of different scenarios and possible mass casualties that are involved when nature let loose its destructive fury in tornados, earthquakes and floods.

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Available Kits

Specifications

The Forward Observer Features:

  • Central Monitoring System
  • Eight Wireless Cameras
  • Operates up to 350ft
  • Ability to view over, around or under obstructions

The Forward Observer supports surveillance teams dealing with terrorist threats, narcotics intervention and a host of other activities by providing rapid video coverage of complex geographical areas prior to entry or assault and real-time coverage of operations as they unfold.


The Forward Observer's ability to see over, around or under obstructions or cover gives the operator a significant advantage over an adversary that may use natural cover or darkness to conceal their activities.