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( The 7th Operation Support Squadron air traffic control tower ' s new HRES fire escape
sys- tem uses a swing arm and a pulley system to safely lower personnel to the ground in
case of an emergency . This device is much safer than taking the stairs or the elevator .
Courtesy of Dyess AFB .)
Then the process repeats . Everyone gets out .
The United States
Military has been utilizing High Rise Escape
Systems
Guardian Escape Systems on Air Traf- fic Control Towers for years , which in- cludes the Ellsworth
AFB , Dyess AFB ,
Vandenburg AFB , Edwards AFB ,
Tinker
AFB , Maxwell AFB and Patrick
AFB as well as Army and Air National
Guard installations such as Alpena CRTC
,
Grayling Air Gunnery Range &
Selfridge
ANG .
The Guardian
Escape System is an ideal solution for self evacuation
& self-rescue for anyone living or working above the 2nd floor ,
and are widely utilized in
government buildings , embassies , barracks , and air traffic control centers
.
* HRES was also recognized with in the 2019 ,
2018 and 2017 ‘ ASTORS
’
Homeland Awards
Programs .
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