Rick Cearley designed the CEARLEY RESCUE STRAPTM while he was a senior pilot for the Los Angeles

Rick Cearley designed the CEARLEY RESCUE STRAPTM while he was a senior pilot for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, recognizing the need for a rapid means to secure subjects during swiftwater rescues. CMC Rescue, Inc. manufactures the strap, which features Type 19 construction and 10,000-pound test web used in CMC`s ProSeriesT web products, and has no hardware or mechanical attachments. This bright yellow multipurpose rescue device can be used in the following rescue situations: swiftwater, blue-water, high-rise, over-the-side, cliff, confined-space, structure and brush fires, and in any rescue in which the victim or rescuer needs to be secured quickly. (800) 235-5741.