| The auto industry has been one of the industries | | | | power high output lights and communication |
| concerned for human welfare. In cases of | | | | equipments. Space for cargoes and other |
| emergency, car companies are always ready to | | | | necessary baggage should also be increased to |
| give a helping hand. In the recent hurricane that | | | | have room for medical kits, tool boxes and other |
| ravaged parts of Florida, the Chrysler Group | | | | necessary items. |
| immediately extended their help and the use of | | | | Mike Chamberlain, the owner of the Arizona |
| their off-road vehicles to bring needed supplies to | | | | Emergency Products, has this to say about Rhino |
| victims in the area. | | | | Of-Road's RTV: "The Rhino Off-Road RTV is |
| It can also be remembered that Hummer has | | | | unlike any other vehicle now in use by the |
| made available a number of their tough and | | | | emergency response industry. It's designed to go |
| powerful vehicles for the Red Cross to use. In | | | | anywhere and when outfitted to meet the needs |
| addition to that, Hummer owners are also given | | | | of firefighters, police, border patrol, and others - it |
| lectures on how to use their vehicle's off-road | | | | will allow for rapid response access to areas |
| driving capabilities to use in cases of natural | | | | previously only accessible by horse, foot or |
| disasters when mobility of common vehicles are | | | | helicopter." |
| limited. | | | | Meanwhile, Howard Pearl, the President and the |
| Recently, another player in the auto industry has | | | | Chief Executive Officer of Rhino Off-Road have |
| lent a hand in developing a vehicle solely for the | | | | this to say: "Mike Chamberlain and AEP have |
| purpose of emergency response to hard to reach | | | | brought a tremendous amount of expertise to |
| areas. | | | | the design table. We created the RTV to go just |
| The Rhino Off-Road Industries recently announced | | | | about anywhere. The fundamental design platform |
| that they have formed a partnership with the | | | | is ideal for first responders needing access to |
| Arizona Emergency Products to develop a vehicle | | | | backcountry and off-road terrains. The strategic |
| that can tackle rough terrain to get to areas | | | | alliance with AEP allows us to learn directly from |
| where medical help is needed in cases of natural | | | | professionals in emergency response who use this |
| disasters. The Rhino Off-Road Industries is a | | | | vehicle in search and rescue and rapid response |
| producer of reliable RTVs or rough terrain vehicles | | | | situations. ROI and AEP are creating a specialized |
| while Arizona Emergency Products is one of the | | | | RTV that will carry emergency personnel and |
| major providers of emergency equipments to | | | | equipment to and from the most remote |
| government agencies. | | | | locations. This is a fantastic application for the |
| The partnership between the two outfits aims to | | | | RTV and is a growing, untapped market. You |
| develop a "Rapid Response" Rough Terrain Vehicle | | | | can't imagine how excited we are to be making a |
| or RR/RTV(R). The joint effort will hope to | | | | contribution in this important market space - this |
| create a vehicle for emergency purposes based | | | | is the type of opportunity for growth we are |
| on Rhino Off-Road's RTV which is currently being | | | | constantly seeking." |
| produced for recreational and competition off-road | | | | Under the partnership, the Rhino Off-Road |
| driving. | | | | Industries and the Arizona Emergency Products |
| The current design of Rhino Off-Road's RTV | | | | will share the cost in the development of the |
| makes it one of the toughest off-road vehicles | | | | vehicle. After the development of the vehicles, |
| today. Few modifications would have to be made | | | | Rhino Off-Road will provide the vehicle to |
| though to make it suitable for emergency | | | | consumers while Arizona Emergency Products will |
| response duties. Currently, the off-road vehicle | | | | provide the necessary equipments. This |
| manufacturer looks to increase the wheelbase of | | | | partnership is really bent on the development of |
| the vehicle in order for it to carry addition al | | | | an emergency response off-road vehicle and not |
| passengers or equipments. Batteries are also | | | | even a Chevy EBC brake can stop the joint |
| being looked into for the new vehicle should use a | | | | venture from pushing through. |
| more powerful battery pack since it needs to | | | | |