Macaw® CAF Firefighting Backpack: Silver, Business & Industrial Products

Contact: Jim Carter, Carter Design, Inc., 303.832.1537;jim@carterdesign.com

Designers: Carter Design, Inc., Boulder Mountain Repair, and Intelagard, Inc.

Client: Intelagard, Inc.

The first self-contained compressed-air-foam backpack, developed to assist firefighting in remote locations, has just one goal: to save firefighters' lives. With the ability to produce up to 250 gallons of high-grade foam, the ergonomically designed backpack lets the user spray up to 35 feet away.