Taipei
Taipei Firefighters Unveil 3-Second Rescue Mat That Could Transform Emergency Evacuations
TAIPEI — In a fire emergency, every second can mean the difference between reaching a trapped victim in time and arriving too late. Taipei City firefighters have developed a lightweight inflatable rescue mat designed to make the difficult job of moving injured or mobility-impaired people through dangerous, confined spaces faster and less physically demanding. The 2.8-kilogram rescue mat can be deployed and inflated in about three seconds, according to the Taipei City Fire Department, which rec
