Introduction

Hooks can be pre- installed or they can be installed ad hoc (meaning during the emergency).

- With pre-installed hooks the drone connects without human interference.

- With ad hoc installation two heavy duty floor anchors will be installed during the emergency. After installation (<5min) emergency personnel will carry out a "handshake" with the drone. The anchors can be installed on the roof, on another (higher) floor or even adjacent buildings.

Ad hoc installation will take less than 5 minutes...!

With current drone payloads available on the market, buildings with a height of up to 200m (656 feet) are suitable for the Fire Spyder™ system. 

Note: 200m is NOT a height limit for this system.

September 2024: patent is pending and a f Proof of Concept (PoC) is currently being worked out and planned to take place in November 2024.

The Fire Spyder™ can be used:

- for fire fighting and boundary cooling

- to supply spares and equipment to the resource floor (think of hose packs, breathing air bottles and other response equipment)

- to monitor and manage the emergency up close by means of attached cameras (infra red), Public Address systems and e.g. amplification systems for VHF/UHF

- as a (separate) standpipe system if building standpipe is out of order.

With a professional system fire fighting at a high floor can commence within 15-20 minutes.

Here is the breakdown of timings:

- drones lifting messenger wire to hooks @ 7m/s: 30sec

- connecting pulley to hook: 20sec

- rigging in of the work wire: 8 minutes (based on 50m/min winch speed)

- connecting work wire to fire monitor: < 1 minute

- ascending of fire monitor to 175m: 4 minutes (based on 50m/min winch speed)

- commence pumping, arrival of water at 175m height: estimated 2 minutes

This makes a total time of only 16 minutes!

Note:

- timings are based on a fully developed and engineered system.

- drone ascending speed and winch speed are conservative averages: faster options are available.