I am a 25 year law enforcement veteran. I served ten years as a SWAT Operator and another seven years as a Commander of a Counter-Terrorism/ Civil Disorder Unit. I was also a Volunteer Firefighter, Underwater Search and Rescue Diver and E.M.T. With that experience and training I created Rescue Leaders.
Rescue Leaders is an innovative public safety product company. I understand the dangers that exist and we are dedicating ourselves to minimize those risks by creating products to keep you safe. I know how it feels to be on a motor vehicle stop and to have the wind of a vehicle blow off my hat or packing up for a working house fire and not being able to see in the dense smoke, or holding neck stabilization at an accident scene as the traffic nearly brushes against you. I have seen drivers who want their two seconds of prime view of the carnage at a accident scene and meanwhile they aren’t paying attention to anyone conducting their business at the scene.
Rescue Leader’s public safety products provide patented emergency lighting to all disciplines of Emergency Services and private sector partners. The Body Beacon is the tip of the spear of new LED lighted belt keepers. This exclusive belt keeper illuminates our rescuers to minimize injuries from being struck by vehicles, it helps organize responses, it illuminates patients, and it increases visibility in the theater of operations. Our modern line of products promote safety, efficiency, and effective mitigation of any incident or event and lowering liability at the same time.
More Information About Rescue Leader's Body Beacon:
Our patented "Body Beacon" creates light to enhance the safety of the user. Too often our Firs Responders are on the side of the roadways helping others and the motorists have little to no warning that they are there. This makes them vulnerable to being struck as the drivers strain to see them.
Rescue Leaders utilizes belt keepers that have been in service for over 100 years. We created our own belt keepers that attach to the Body Beacon to illuminate the user or to illuminate an important piece of equipment to avoid a catastrophic collision.
Certain organizations or jobs require a user to wear a reflective vest or clothing during their performance of their duties and this is an important safety device. However, if there is no light to reflect, the user is still at risk. The Body Beacon creates light and enhances the reflective vest safety features. This is why Rescue Leaders wants you to "Be the Light in the Darkness".
Rescue Leader's Body Beacons are versatile and can be used in many different ways. Here is a list of some options:
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Traffic Enforcement:
Our patrol car light bars are so bright, motorists squint as they drive by not paying attention to the officer who may be standing in front of the vehicle. Our Body Beacon will provide lights on our duty belts providing a better chance being seen.
Community Policing :
The general public complain they don’t see us patrol, but our Body Beacon will bring more attention to your presence. This is especially important during public events and specialized enforcement checkpoints .
Civil Disorder:
Organize skirmish lines and arrest teams by different colored Body Beacons. This will enable large mobilizations to identify with agencies they are unfamiliar with and provide Command staff a better situational awareness in the field.
Marine and Mounted Units:
Our Body Beacons can be worn with personal flotation devices and used with throw ropes to enhance the survivor’s chance of rope retrieval. Our Mounted Units can wear Body Beacons to identify their respective assignments during civil disorder incidents and protect our four legged partners from vehicular traffic during operations.
Bicycle and Motors Units:
Wearing Body Beacons will enhance the operator’s safety during their respective assignments. Most bicycle and motor units have assumed a larger responsibility in vehicular and pedestrian traffic assignments. Operating on narrow roadways and walkways require the public to yield more quickly and being seen during these times is crucial.
FIRE / EMS
FIRE
The Body Beacon is an LED Lighted belt keeper that can attach to a piece of equipment or people we need to protect. Firefighters and victims will be able to quickly identify each others location by seeing a bright LED light flashing .
Operations and Command can immediately identify firefighter’s assignment by looking at the color of the Body Beacon attached to the SCBA. Colors can be assigned to the Engine, Rescue, Truck Companies or Squad assignments.
The Body Beacon can attach to : Helmets, SCBA, Entry locations, Equipment, radio straps, supply lines in the roadway, any important item or area that needs to be designated.
A green Body Beacon can identify the Incident Commander if he/she steps away from the Command Post. (I.C.S. Compliance)
Triage: EMT’s would run a triage tag through a Body Beacon and illuminate the beacon after the patient is assessed. The Body Beacon can be attach to the patient without a belt keeper by securing the rubberized wing onto the rear hook. Incident Commanders can look and identify and confirm by the illuminated beacons the amount of patients and the severity of injuries. This visual assessment creates a more effective and efficient manner to mitigate an incident. As you well know, saving time save lives!
Keep firefighters safe while working efficiently and effectively while lowering liability is the bottom line. This is especially true when Firefighters are off the apparatus and on the roadways conducting their business.
The Body Beacon’s housing is made of a self extinguishing material that has a non drip melt point at 550 F.. It is waterproof to IP66 standards, and has a USB rechargeable battery that lasts approximately 8 hours of continuous flash on a full charge.
EMS
The Body Beacon’s primary platform is constructed from the belt keeper used in everyday holding our utility belt to our pant belt. The Body Beacon snaps into the keeper and has a secondary clasp that wraps around the beacon with its rubberized wings. This makes you the emergency vehicle and creates a safer work environment after you leave your vehicle.
The Body Beacon also can be used in conjunction with the triage tag. After the patient is assessed, the triage tag is run through the Body Beacon’s rubberized wings. The proper color coded Body Beacon illuminates the patient and then it’s time to move to the next patient. Supplemental help arrives and takes the patient to the appropriate location based on the patients triage level. This was easily determined by the bright blinking Body Beacon. Incident Commanders can determine the amount of resources needed to mitigate the event more effectively, potentially saving time which you and I know saves lives.
The Body Beacon can attach to objects with the belt keeper and without! For example the Body Beacon could attach to stretchers, or generators, or even to door knobs so other members of your team know where to find you. Any time a reflective vest is worn a Body Beacon should too! We create light not just reflect it, and your safety always comes first.
SECURITY / PUBLIC SAFETY
LIGHTS ON TRUCKS PROTECT TRUCKS...LIGHTS ON YOU PROTECT YOU!
Rescue Leaders cannot guarantee your safety but we believe the Body Beacon increases the possibility of being seen and that should lower the chances of being struck. With new LED technology, the overhead lights have increased brightness tremendously. Well, that can be a double edged sword. On one hand its good to be seen at great distances, but as the driver gets closer, they aren’t focused on where you are and this can lead to tragedy.
PRIVATE / RETAIL:
Body Beacon's are not only used by First Responders. Several other great options include; children and pet safety, color identification methods, construction workers/crews, tow truck drivers, barricade illumination, Incident Command response identification, bicycle safety, boating safety, camping and backpacking safety (Body Beacon now offered in IR light model), and any other recreational activity you can think of.
PRODUCT SPECS:
| PRODUCT | DETAILS |
| Measurements | 1.5" x 1.75" x 2" |
| Weight | Approx. 30 Grams |
| Brightness | 60 Lumens per flash |
| Battery |
USB Rechargeable (1 Full Charge - 8 Hours continuous flash) |
| Waterproof | IP 66 Standard |
| Housing Non-Drip Melt Point | 550 Degrees Fahrenheit |
| USB Recharging Cable | Included |
| Belt Keeper | Included |
| Snap Cover | Included |
| Metal Clip | Included |
Please follow the links below for additional information:
YouTube Channel: Rescue Leaders - Body Beacon
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Thank you,
Creator/Owner Matthew D. Gallup
Several photos depicting how body beacon's are being used:
