Patent ID: 7394387

Claim:
A rescue apparatus to facilitate removal of an emergency worker from a hostile environment, said emergency worker wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus system including a self-contained breathing apparatus air tank and a self-contained breathing apparatus frame, said rescue apparatus comprising: a. a mounting section adapted to connect to said self-contained breathing apparatus frame, said mounting section comprising a forward frame and a rearward frame, said forward frame attached to said self-contained breathing apparatus frame at a top location and comprising a forward axle; said rearward frame attached to said self-contained breathing apparatus frame at a bottom location and comprising a rearward axle; b. a frictional drag reducing section configured to reduce frictional ground resistance during rescue of said emergency worker, said frictional drag reducing section comprising: i. a first rolling unit and a second rolling unit, said first rolling unit positioned about said forward axle and said second rolling unit positioned about said rearward axle; ii. a skid plate comprising: an outer sliding surface; a first rolling unit port; a second rolling unit port; said skid plate connected to said forward frame and said rearward frame; c. whereby said first rolling unit and said second rolling unit protrude through said first rolling unit port and said second rolling unit port of said skid plate, said frictional track reducing section connected to said mounting section, said mounting section connected to said self-contained breathing apparatus frame to facilitate removal of an emergency worker from a hostile environment.