Rescue Chute : Life-saving apparatus made of sail-cloth or synthetic fabrics, approx. 3 m by 30 m forming a slide to rescue persons from a height, or can be 1 m by 30 m
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}