Our Story

A few years ago while working as a photographer for the fire departments forensics unit, I responded to a building collapse with reports of people trapped. Due to my training as a first responder and photographer I was able to access the collapsed area and photograph other firefighters searching for people trapped.

After taking some photographs, I decided that I would start to exit the area, due to the fact that it was still a very active danger zone.

While attempting to squeeze through a narrow space to get out of the collapse zone, I was caught on debris and couldn't free myself. Quick thinking led me to release my belt and free myself from what I was caught on, resulting in dragging my photography belt behind me, getting dirt and debris into my tool pouches and damaging my equipment. It was in that moment of being trapped, that the idea for TRAKBELT360™ was born.