Quick-Finders: Invention by Firefighter Joe Carolan Helps Locate Bedrooms in Smoke-filled Homes
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 @ 6:14 pm | Children's Health, Education
When Joe Carolan was a kid growing up he recognized and honored his inner thrill seeker by going to see where the local firefighters in his small town were going when he heard the alarm. He says he wanted to be a stuntman; instead he became a volunteer firefighter, a veteran with 21 years experience and now an inventor of Quick-Finders…a reflective device that when properly installed transmits a signal in the event of a fire emergency. Many times a firefighter’s vision is obscured by smoke when attempting to rescue persons inside bedrooms. Lives may be saved.
Experts tell us 85% of fire deaths occur in the home with more than 50% of those deaths during sleeping hours.
In the following piece from PBS Digital Productions, Joe Carolan tells about his invention that may save thousands of lives when used by fire companies and residents around the nation…
We encourage officials representing municipalities large and small to consider and purchase this device to save the lives of children, the elderly and the infirm. Most communities dispense smoke detectors at no charge or pass out batteries for smoke alarms at the start of the fire season…why not consider adding Quick-Finders to the fire prevention campaign. The price of two Quick-Finders Reflectors, including shipping in the contiguous US, is very cost effective.
Remember…the life you save may be your own!
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