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Aerial view of a large-scale post-disaster relief camp with rows of membrane units and rescue vehicles

EMERGENCY / SHELTER · MEDICAL · WATER RESCUE

Emergency response

Shelter, command, medical, water rescue and evacuation. Emergency procurement runs on entirely different logic from hospitality: nobody here cares how it looks, only how fast it stands up, how many fit in a warehouse, and whether you can move them.

Deploys in < 15 min≈ 1 m³ packedLow storage footprintBatch deploymentCross-region transfer

For emergency response the range splits into buildings and rescue equipment. Buildings comprise the command and office series (10–20 cm walls, for forward command posts and communications rooms), the accommodation series (20 cm walls, 6 × 4 m to 12 × 8 m, for mid-scale displaced-persons shelter, medical care and logistics support) and the large-span hall series (30–75 cm walls, 10 × 20 × H5 m to 30 × 40 × H15 m, for mass shelter). Rescue equipment comprises floating bridges and jetties (W2.5 × L9 m, deployed in 5–10 minutes), flood barriers, observation towers (240 hours continuous duty), evacuation slides and walkways (720 hours continuous duty), vehicle recovery mats (capacity above 1 tonne/m²) and inflatable stretchers. A 6 × 8 m unit deploys and strikes in under 15 minutes and packs to roughly 1 m³.

Emergency buyers judge equipment on three questions and very little else: how long from order to established, how many a district warehouse can hold, and how you move them once they leave it.

The answers here: a 6 × 8 m unit deploys and strikes in under 15 minutes; packed volume is about 1 m³, so a given warehouse holds several times what it would in modular cabins; and each unit is a cylinder one person can carry, loading onto a pickup, a truck or a three-wheeler, with hand relay into roadless terrain.

There is a fourth point that gets overlooked but that procurement notices: the structure is pneumatic. People moving in a panic collide with an inflated wall rather than a rigid one, which is a real safety margin in a shelter holding the elderly and children.

Across the range the system is foldable, low in storage footprint, redistributable between regions and built for batch deployment — matching how government stockpiles, civil defence reserves, Red Cross systems, national emergency management and volunteer responders actually buy.

< 15 minDeploy and strike, 6 × 8 m unit
≈ 1 m³Packed volume, 6 × 8 m unit
720 hContinuous duty, evacuation slide and walkway
USE CASES

Emergency use cases

Split across temporary buildings, water rescue and evacuation. Each with a recommended model and the figure that matters.

Relief camp with rescue workers and rows of olive inflatable membrane units
01 — MASS SHELTER

Mass shelter

At scale the constraint is never single-unit quality. It is square metres standing per hour, and whether units link into a camp with usable circulation.

  • Large-span hall in four grades: 10×20×H5 m (20 cm), 20×20×H10 m (30 cm), 20×30×H10 m (50 cm), 30×40×H15 m (75 cm)
  • Roof UDL not below 400 kg, mid-span point load not below 150 kg
  • Olive, grey and orange available for zone identification
  • Large units assemble in modules, easing both transport and deployment
To 30 × 40 × H15 mWall 30–75 cmUDL ≥ 400 kg
Olive inflatable membrane unit standing amid rubble with people active inside
02 — TRANSITIONAL

Transitional shelter and logistics

Post-earthquake transitional housing is often occupied for two or three years, which makes insulation and durability matter more than deployment speed.

  • Accommodation series in five sizes: 12×8 m, 8×8 m, 8×6 m, 6×5 m, 6×4 m, 3.5 m high
  • 20 cm walls, U-value 0.5–0.64 W/m²·K
  • TPU membrane −41 to 65 °C or PVC −15 to 65 °C by climate band
  • Suits shelter, medical care, logistics support and communications rooms
20 cm wallTPU −41 to 65 °CU 0.5–0.64
Post-disaster relief camp with rows of olive membrane units and a communications vehicle
03 — COMMAND

Forward command and communications

A forward post has to be working on arrival: deploy, connect power and data, start. No waiting for hardstanding or a crane.

  • Command series in four sizes: R 4.0×4.0×H2.8 m, L 4.0×3.8×H3.1 m, M 4.0×3.0×H2.5 m, S 3.0×2.0×H2.2 m
  • Wall thickness 10–20 cm to order, tuned for fast establishment
  • Deploys alongside satellite communications, power and lighting equipment
  • Roof UDL not below 300 kg — equipment can be suspended
10–20 cmFour sizesFast establishment
Large olive membrane structure in a rubble field serving as a field medical unit with staff inside
04 — MEDICAL

Field medical and aid posts

Medical space has to zone, hold temperature, wipe down, and link to neighbouring units to form a treatment flow.

  • Accommodation series, 20 cm walls, linked across units along the treatment flow
  • Portable air conditioning for temperature control and independent dehumidification
  • Modular assembly forms triage, treatment and observation zones
  • Smooth internal surfaces for cleaning and disinfection
Zoned and linkedClimate control20 cm wall
Inflatable floating bridge across floodwater with civilians crossing under the guidance of rescue workers
05 — WATER RESCUE

Floating bridges and jetties

When flooding cuts a road, the first job is putting the route back. The bridge deploys in 5–10 minutes and takes both foot and vehicle traffic.

  • Deck thickness 20–75 cm, W2.5 × L9 m customisable, buoyancy units configured to need
  • Suits pedestrians, vehicles, small-craft mooring and materiel handling
  • TPU membrane −41 to 65 °C or PVC −15 to 65 °C
  • Load capacity determined by dimensions and deck thickness
5–10 minW2.5 × L9 mVehicle-rated
Orange inflatable flood barrier deployed across an underground car park entrance with firefighters working alongside
06 — FLOOD CONTROL

Flood barriers and diversion

Sandbags need people to stack them, go up slowly and leak anyway. An inflatable barrier inflates and assembles in under five minutes each and runs as a single line.

  • Made to order, mass above 10 kg/m
  • Inflation under 5 minutes, assembly under 5 minutes
  • Working temperature 0 to 50 °C
  • Platform capacity ≤500 kg/m², point load ≤100 kg
  • Dams, rivers, underground car park entrances and floodwater diversion
≤ 5 min> 10 kg/m0 to 50 °C
Orange inflatable observation tower product render with access ramp and guard rails
07 — OBSERVATION

Situation observation

Assessing a disaster starts with being able to see it. The tower is under 100 kg complete, carried by one person, and stands on ground, water, a vehicle roof or a building roof.

  • Ø1.2 m, H2.2 m + 0.6 m, customisable
  • Under 100 kg complete, 240 hours continuous duty
  • Working temperature −20 to 40 °C, wind rating to Beaufort 8
  • Platform capacity ≤200 kg/m², point load ≤100 kg
  • Deploys on ground, water, vehicle roof or building roof
< 100 kg240 h dutyMulti-platform
Inflatable evacuation slide rigged in an urban rubble field with rescue workers guiding people down
08 — EVACUATION

Evacuation equipment

The value of evacuation equipment is zero secondary injury — pneumatic cushioning means a collision in a panic does not create a new casualty.

  • Evacuation slide: inflation and assembly under 5 minutes each, 720 hours continuous duty, wind rating to Beaufort 8
  • Evacuation walkway: passage across water, marsh, mud, dunes and rubble that will not bear weight
  • Vehicle recovery mat: from 5 kg, platform capacity above 1 tonne/m², for mud, sand and wetland
  • Inflatable stretcher: from 5 kg, 720 hours continuous duty, for casualty transfer
≤ 5 min deploy720 h dutyPneumatic cushioning
Aerial view of an emergency camp with a drone passing over rows of membrane units
09 — LOGISTICS

Stores and equipment cover

Relief materiel and large equipment degrade fast in the open, but disaster areas do not offer warehouse construction.

  • Large-span halls as high-volume stores: moisture, dust and solar protection
  • Equipment cover series at 32 × 36 × H13 m on a 180° arc, 75 cm walls, for aircraft and other outsize equipment
  • Full envelope with no internal columns obstructing access
  • Foldable and low in storage footprint — compressed in peacetime, consuming no warehouse volume
32 × 36 × H13 m75 cm wallColumn-free
SELECTION

Emergency selection guide

A starting point by task. For batch procurement we recommend specifying membrane type by climate band.

Emergency selection guide
Task Recommended Dimensions Wall thickness
Mass shelter Large-span hall 10×20×H5 to 30×40×H15 m 20 – 75 cm
Transitional shelter Accommodation series 6×4 to 12×8 m 20 cm
Forward command post Command series 3.0×2.0 to 4.0×4.0 m 10 – 20 cm
Field medical Accommodation series 8×6 / 8×8 m 20 cm
Logistics store Large-span hall 20×30×H10 m 50 cm
Floating bridge / jetty Floating bridge W2.5 × L9 m customisable deck 20 – 75 cm
Flood control Flood barrier made to order —
Evacuation from height Slide / walkway made to order —
Casualty transfer / vehicle recovery Stretcher / recovery mat made to order —

Emergency procurement generally requires flammability, wind-load and material test reports for admission to an approved-supplier list; we can arrange testing and documentation to the standard you nominate.

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FAQ

Emergency procurement questions

How many will a district warehouse hold?
The governing figure is packed volume, not mass. A 6 × 8 m unit deploys and strikes in under 15 minutes and packs to about 1 m³. Standard R variants roll to cylinders: FC Ø0.5 × 1.5 m / 128 kg, QY Ø0.6 × 1.6 m / 140 kg, LJ Ø0.9 × 1.6 m / 240 kg, JX Ø1.2 × 1.6 m / 384 kg. For a given warehouse volume this holds several times what modular or container shelter would. Send us your clear height and floor area and we will produce a stacking plan.
What test reports does emergency procurement normally require?
Admission to an approved-supplier list generally calls for flammability (EN or NFPA family), wind-load and material physical-property reports, and some markets additionally require CE-EN conformity documentation. We can arrange testing to the standard your market nominates. Please state the destination country and applicable standard with your enquiry — testing to the wrong family means paying for it twice.
How does this compare with a conventional relief tent?
Three ways. Insulation: a 20 cm wall gives a U-value of 0.5–0.64 W/m²·K, where a conventional relief tent has effectively none and needs supplementary heating through winter. Structure: an inflated drop-stitch wall forms a stable planar structure rated above Beaufort 8 with gusts to 10, and carries over 300 kg UDL on the roof, which a poled tent cannot. Durability: it is built for months to years of transitional occupancy rather than a few weeks of emergency cover.
Can you support aid and international humanitarian procurement?
Yes. We work OEM / ODM, producing to the buyer's specification, delivering under nominated marking and packaging, and supporting export documentation. International humanitarian procurement — UN system, Red Cross and Red Crescent — normally requires a complete supplier qualification and test file with a long lead time, so we recommend engaging early to leave room for testing and certification.

Page updated 2026-08-26

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