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AeroLight Chosen for Mock Disaster Drill

Persistance pays off. When David Orange first presented to West Virginia High Technology  Consortium he did not expect SculpTek’s  AeroLight (TM)  Wearable Illumination devices  to  be chosen for the 2005 Mock Disaster  training event. 

The Mock Disaster, which is  played out before a national audience of emergency responders and several government agencies, is sponsored by the West Virginia High Technology  Consortium Foundation's Emergency Response Technology Group  (www.wvhtf.org) and the National Corrections & Law Enforcement Training & Technology Center (www.nclettc.org). This year the drill will be held in Moundsville,WV on September 9th and 10th.

 SculpTek will supply self-illuminated belts, sashes and helmet lights www.activeillumination.com for the Hazmat  Incident Scenario which will be held during nighttime demonstrations.  The government agencies attending   include  The Department of Homeland Security,  The Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Department of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and The Drug Enforcement Agency.

SculpTek owner, David A. Orange states: "This represents a major validation of our products by the  emergency responder community."

Seeing in the Dark

Night Vision

Customer Story:Sculptek Corporation

Imagine yourself driving down an expressway late at night. There are no lights and the traffic is whizzing by at high speed. Suddenly you feel your car pull hard to the right. A thumping sound comes from the right front wheel. You have a flat. You have to change the tire and you are wearing a black raincoat.

When you change that tire there is a good chance you might be struck by an oncoming motorist. David Orange of Sculptek has a solution to that problem. His AeroLight self-illuminating reflective belt can be seen at great distances in the reflected light of oncoming traffic, but uniquely, the belt also glows brightly in orange, yellow or turquoise due to the incorporation of a battery-powered electroluminescent lamp.

       
The AeroLight belt is attracting attention from people who have to be out at night on the roads in all kinds of weather, including police, fire police, emergency responders and road construction workers. David reports that nearly $2.5B is lost annually due to highway construction worker accidents.

SculpTek’s self-illuminating technology has created excitement  in the emergency responder community from players such as:  The Transportation Research Board, OLETC, Emergency Response Technology, FEMA, The Office of Domestic Preparedness, The Congressional Fire Institute, The Maryland Fire Research Institute, The Delaware Fire Police, The Firemen's Association State of New York, and others.

 

David is coordinating activities with various emergency response groups to rally support for a Congressional Appropriation to perform a Demonstration Project to validate self-illuminating technologies as the next evolution of Personal Protective Equipment. Sculptek is also  seeking support from each New York StateSenator and Representatives Slaughter, Kuhl and Walsh.

Sculptek donated  AeroLight belts to the Rochester Fire Department on behalf of the two firefighters who stopped to render their assistance along I-490 on February 9th. One of them was struck by a motorist and was injured, though not seriously. 

AeroLight products are available in several different formats including belts of varying sizes, a “one size fits all” bandolero, and dog collars. There is even a helmet mounted version for protective headgear. Look for them on the Sculptek web site www.sculptek.net With AeroLight's long battery life you’ll still be visible even if you take a long long time to change that tire.