Drag Rescue Device and Integrated Safety Features
topic
Drag rescue devices integrated into structural firefighting coat back construction provide a grab loop or harness webbing accessible to rescuers for dragging incapacitated firefighters from burning structures, with NFPA 1971 requiring integrated DRD systems that provide minimum 136 kilogram load capacity without garment structural failure, while personal alert safety system device loops, radio holder pockets, and accountability tag attachment points provide additional integrated safety functionality.
Role
Integrates life-safety rescue capability directly into the clothing system that is always present on the firefighter without requiring separate equipment items, with DRD systems being particularly important for rapid incapacitation scenarios where seconds matter for firefighter rescue and where the clothing-integrated rescue device provides the extraction means that enables other firefighters to remove incapacitated colleagues from immediately dangerous areas without requiring specialised rescue equipment.