Firefighters, does your department still rely on ropes, divers, boats and other apparatus for water, ice and mud rescues? Come to FDIC Outdoor Demo Booth 19302 this Thursday through Saturday to experience a Neoteric Rescue Hovercraft in action and see first-hand how it will vastly improve the safety, ease, speed and success of your rescue operations.
Here's one example why first responders prefer hovercraft to other rescue vehicles. In this video, after first responders fail to rescue a stranded family using traditional rescue boats, a Neoteric Rescue Hovercraft does the job - and also rescues the rescuers!
Flat
bottom boats and other propeller-driven watercraft are of questionable use in
shallow water, swift water, flood, ice and mud rescues, and can pose a serious
danger to you and to the lives you’re tasked to save.
But hovercraft fly 9 inches above the surface - keeping passengers above the danger, not in it - and are
constructed so that neither the propellers nor any other part of the
craft can strike a submerged object.
Here's how some of your fellow first responders around the world compare their Neoteric Hovercraft to other rescue vehicles …
Central Fraser Valley Search & Rescue, Canada:
"Our Neoteric Hovercraft gets us into areas that, before, we weren't able to reach, areas that our jet boat can't get into because we ingest debris into the impeller. And the hovercraft saves us a lot of time."
Mansfield Fire Department, Texas USA:
“The benefit of having the hovercraft is we do not have to send our personnel into the water to retrieve victims. It can also hover over logs, car tires and any other debris, unlike boats that could be a hazard in flood water. A hovercraft is the answer to a faster rescue – a safer rescue.”
WOPR, a national water rescue organization in
Poland:
“Regardless
of the weather, our hovercraft can fly over water, ice, mud, sand, grass or
wetlands – allowing us to get to those places you can’t reach either by boat or
by foot. This machine can save people under the most difficult conditions that
prevent the use of a helicopter.”
Somervell County Fire Department, Texas USA:
"Our Neoteric hovercraftis very useful for our river rescues when the water moves from too shallow to deep. It hovers 9 inches above the surface so swift water and hidden obstacles don’t affect it. The advantage of the hovercraft is that it can hover in fast, rough water and operate on land, shallow and deep water."
Put Outdoor Demo Booth 19302 on your FDIC priority list and don't miss the chance to see for yourself how Neoteric Hovercraft outperform other rescue apparatus.
Founded in 1960, Neoteric is the most experienced light hovercraft manufacturer in the world, with clientele in 50+ nations. Our innovative reverse thrust system patented worldwide, makes the Neoteric Hovercraft the only hovercraft that can brake and back up - critical in rescue operations.
Wildly popular Fast ‘N’ Loud star Aaron Kaufman is stepping
out of his comfort zone in a big way as he dives headfirst into mechanical
worlds he's never experienced before … including the world of Neoteric
Hovercraft!
In a new Discovery Channel series, Aaron
Needs a Job, Kaufman takes you on a wild ride around the country as he
explores exciting motor-driven industries. He says, “I quit my job and walked away from Fast 'N’ Loud to pursue my passion
for racing…and it nearly broke the bank…I am exploring the country in search of
incredible places, industry and people that keep America running.”
Aaron and his film crew are at Neoteric this week to film an episode of
the new series featuring Aaron building and flying a hovercraft with Neoteric
President Chris Fitzgerald.
The producer, Lionsgate’s Pilgrim Media Group, says, “We chose Neoteric because we liked Chris' history with hovercraft and
that he is one of the pioneers in hovercraft manufacturing. We liked that Chris
also trains people to operate hovercraft as we wanted Aaron to have that
experience. And, we liked the innovations that Neoteric has made to hovercraft
with the reverse thrust system, etc.”
Neoteric is in good company! The series also includes visits to NASA, a
Colorado coal mine, Nevada firefighters, the underbelly of the Las Vegas
service industry, and much more.
Neoteric is honored to appear in this series and to be considered one of the "incredible places, industry and people that keep America running." Stay tuned! In the next few days we’ll be
posting photos and videos of the filming and more.
Aaron
Needs A Job premieres JULY 15 at 10 PM on Discovery Channel.
The
episode featuring Neoteric is tentatively scheduled to air SEPTEMBER 9.
