Ben Willoughby

Active Flare is an emergency device that initiates a pinpoint rescue of a casualty.

Active Flare captures the location of the casualty using a GPS before being fired 300 metres into the air to gain a line of sight to a cellular tower in order to send an SOS signal to rescue services.

Mountain Rescue callouts have increased 162% over the last 10 years which has a direct impact on the survival rate of casualties when the volunteers are spread thin. Reducing search durations is a key priority for rescue services. Whilst solutions to this problem such as a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) and Phones exist, PLB’s are unaffordable for many and Phones work poorly in remote locations because cellular service is often unavailable. Active Flare tackles both problems due to its affordability, retailing at £38.50, and the methods by which it overcomes cellular dead zones in mountainous landscapes.

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