Fighting Skyscraper Emergencies With Jetpacks

Some of us are old enough to remember the Jetsons cartoon show from the 1960s in which George Jetson and his family darted around in the sky using jetpacks and futuristic spacecrafts. Well, the future is here and now when it comes to using jetpacks to fighting skyscraper emergencies.

According to Popular Science, the city of Dubai, within the United Arab Emirates, entered into a contract with Martin Aircraft Company to buy 20 jetpacks for use by first responders in 2015. There are also more recent reports of Dubai firefighters using water-powered jetpacks and Dubai police using Star Wars-style hoverbikes.

Dubai certainly is a location worthy of such jetpacks. Why? Dubai is home to super tall buildings. And if there are fires or other emergencies that cause people to be stuck on high floors while needing assistance, the jetpacks could allow first responders to come to the rescue under such circumstances.