What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of handicap evacuation chairs? No, they do not launch handicapped individuals, with parachutes, like trained pilots, but what handicap evacuation chairs can do is safely evacuate an individual with special needs; a rescue chair, in other words.

What could an individual possibly need them for? During emergencies like fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, or a power outage, specific protocols are enacted to ensure the safety of individuals. In fact, fires inside healthcare facilities have caused at least two deaths, 157 injuries and a whopping $50.4 billion in damages all within the years of 2011 and 2015 over a span of 5,750 fires per year. If you are in a multi-story building, whether visiting or working, elevators are restricted because an individual, or many, could become trapped. Some individuals that are handicapped, or were recently injured, and had their mobility hindered, and need an extra hand. This also includ