Our mission is to provide high quality and consistently reliable products that are up to whatever demanding task is at hand. We take our job seriously because we know the situation is quite often a matter of life or death. Paratech’s product lines are comprised of:
- MAXIFORCE® & MultiForce Air Lifting Bags – A complete system comprised of 25 different sizes of Air Lifting Bags made from Neoprene covered aramid reinforcement, with the power to lift or shift up to 70 tons and all the control equipment to match.
- Rescue Support Systems (RSS) – Thanks to their unparalleled strength and versatility, Paratech’s Rescue Support Systems have been FEMA tested and adopted as standard for their technical caches. Applications include:
Structural Shoring– Earthquakes, construction collapses, cave-ins, floods and structural fire damage require a collapse rescue system designed to extract victims quickly and safely.
- Trench Shoring – Paratech’s pneumatic rescue struts allow for remote placement and easy locking as well as safe, remote removal.
- Pod Systems – A wide variety of bases and accessories are available to assist in numerous special application scenarios including, but in no way limited to, elevator shaft access and victim retrieval, high angle applications, confined space work and trench rescue scenarios.
- Vehicle Stabilization – Paratech’s Vehicle Stabilization Kits (VSKs), with a load capacity of up to 120,000 lbs. (54,431.1 kg) with a 4:1 safety factor, have the strength and flexibility to handle sub compact cars, buses, cement trucks and even train locomotives.
- Powered Impact Tools – Rugged, ergonomic, lightweight and utilizing minimum air consumption, the three distinct models of pneumatic breakers, (Pakhammer, Pakhammer SC, Pakhammer ARFF Kit) have the ability to break and cut through concrete, masonry walls, steel, metal and composites, aircraft fuselages and are often used for digging during tunneling operations.
- Forcible Entry Tools – These high quality heavy duty forcible entry tools (FET) are designed to pry, pound, puncture, twist, cut open or remove all types of barriers between emergency personnel and the life they are saving. The category includes a full line of Hooligan Tools as well as a powerful Percussive Rescue Tool (PRT), the compact and versatile Pry Axe and the very popular TiTAN Crash Axe.
- Rescue Air Cushions – (RAC) Available in 4 sizes and 2 pressure ranges, an ideal tool for high lift requirements of non-reinforced broad surfaces on trucks, vans and light aircraft, also used by collapse rescue teams to fill voids and regain support for rescue struts, wall braces and shoring. Other applications include rescuing downed or trapped animals, industrial lifting applications and can be used as a flotation device.
- Special Mission Tender/SMT™ for Urban Search & Rescue and Trench –The SMT™, an organized, low maintenance and cost effective trailer comes fully loaded with Rescue Struts, Maxiforce® Air Lifting Bags, Forcible Entry Tools and other kits and components to facilitate rapid response to rescue scenarios.
- Damage Control System - (DCS) The Paratech Damage Control System brings maritime damage control shoring into the 21st century. Speed, strength, flexibility and capability are the hallmarks of Paratech’s DCS. The system has been engineered to simplify the difficult task Damage Control Teams face in harsh and dangerous working environments. With the Paratech DCS you will achieve setup speeds never before seen with wood based systems.
