Firebag

What Firebag does

Firebag S.r.l. is an Italian privately-held company headquartered at Viale Bruno Buozzi 102, 00197 Rome, that has developed and patented an inflatable emergency evacuation slide system for buildings. The product line is organized around three variants: a Scivolo Mobile (mobile slide) that can be transported by rescue vehicles and attached to window balustrades via a universal hook system with a stated throughput of 8-10 people per minute per slide (4 people descended in 26 seconds in testing); a Scivolo Fisso (fixed slide) designed for flush recessed installation within a dedicated window with automatic or manual activation; and a Scivolo di Presidio Mobile (SPM), a portable unit stored in a small bag for deployment by trained personnel. A terrace flip-out system is reported as in development to extend reach to higher floors through cascading slides.

The technical foundation rests on a registered patent covering the inflatable slide architecture and a multi-year validation program executed in collaboration with the Italian National Fire Department (Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco) at the Scuole Centrali Anticendi di Capannelle, with functionality tests completed in 2017, 2022, 2024, and a fourth final round in September 2025 spanning first through fourth floors. Firebag relies on a partner ecosystem to supplement internal capabilities: Projetech, Aero Sekur (aerospace safety), Tessitura Giussani (technical textile manufacturing), and SCOPREGA are listed as project collaborators. The company is led by founder and CEO Matteo Spasiano and has received the America Innovazione award from Fondazione Italia USA in 2025 and 2026, plus invited participation in FIABA Day 2025 and the international SICC SERIES 2023 CBRNe Conference.

Firebag's business model is hardware sales of evacuation equipment through direct, enterprise-grade engagement with government institutions, fire departments, and building operators. Its go-to-market prioritizes Italy-based institutional buyers in healthcare facilities, educational institutions, cultural heritage sites, high-concentration public venues, fire and civil protection agencies, and workplaces with accessibility requirements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. No external venture or private equity investors are disclosed; ownership appears founder-controlled. Operating geography is currently limited to Italy despite some international institutional visibility through awards and conferences.

Name

Firebag

Legal name

Firebag S.r.l.

Website

https://firebag.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Firebag S.r.l. is a Rome-based Italian company that develops and patents inflatable slide systems for emergency building evacuation, sold primarily to government institutions, fire departments, and operators of healthcare, educational, and cultural heritage buildings in Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Emergency Evacuation Equipment Sales: Sale of patented inflatable evacuation slide systems (mobile and fixed variants) to government institutions, fire departments, and building operators. Products are hardware-based with modular configurations for different building types and heights.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Firebag develops and sells a patented system of inflatable slides designed for emergency evacuation from buildings. The product line includes mobile slides that can be transported with rescue vehicles and attached to window railings via a universal hook system, as well as fixed slides that can be recessed inside buildings or contained in transportable carts. The system is designed for fires, earthquakes, chemical/terrorist attacks, and other emergencies, and specifically addresses evacuation of people with limited mobility and evacuation constraints in historic buildings.

Product overview

Firebag is a physical emergency evacuation system consisting of patented inflatable slide products designed for rapid building evacuation. The portfolio includes the core Firebag System, the Scivolo Mobile (Mobile Slide) for transport with rescue vehicles, the Scivolo Fisso (Fixed Slide) for permanent flush-mounted installation, and the Scivolo di Presidio Mobile (SPM) as a portable option stored in small bags. All products are designed to evacuate people with limited mobility, reduce evacuation times significantly compared to traditional methods (achieving 8-10 people per minute), and address architectural barriers and historic building constraints.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Firebag System

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 people descended in 26 seconds total (6.5 seconds per person)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ProjetechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogo partner listed on Firebag website under 'Con la partecipazione di' section, indicating collaborative relationship in project development.
• Aero SekurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAero Sekur logo appears as a project partner. Aero Sekur specializes in aerospace safety solutions, suggesting potential technology or expertise sharing in safety systems.
• Tessitura GiussaniminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTextile manufacturer partner contributing to inflatable slide production, suggesting expertise in technical fabrics for the evacuation systems.
• SCOPREGAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner listed on Firebag website, nature of collaboration not specified in detail.
• Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del FuococoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with Italian National Fire Department for testing and validation of the Firebag system. Multiple testing phases conducted at Scuole Centrali Anticendi di Capannelle (2017, 2022, 2024, 2025). Fire department provides feedback for system refinement and evaluates safety, efficiency, and operational potential.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MSA Safety: US-listed global safety equipment manufacturer (fire service, industrial safety, gas detection) with established relationships with fire departments worldwide. Comparable as a broad safety incumbent that supplies fire-service buyers globally; potential competitor or acquirer for Firebag's category.
• Stryker (Emergency Medical): Major medical device and emergency response equipment manufacturer with evacuation chairs, powered stretchers, and EMS solutions sold to hospitals and rescue services globally. Overlaps with Firebag in healthcare-facility evacuation use cases, though Stryker's strength is patient transport rather than rapid multi-story descent. Broad incumbent in the same buyer ecosystem.
• Drägerwerk: German global manufacturer of safety, fire-service, and medical technology, including breathing apparatus, gas detection, and emergency response equipment. Comparable as a major European safety-equipment incumbent whose products are validated with and specified by fire services, including Italian VVF. Broad incumbent rather than direct competitor in inflatable evacuation, but represents a likely strategic-acquirer or competitive-threat profile.
• Petzl: French global leader in verticality, headlamps, and personal rescue/evacuation equipment including descender devices and evacuation kits. Comparable as a manufacturer of evacuation/rescue hardware for emergency services and buildings, though Petzl's portfolio is broader (climbing, work-at-height, tactical) and its evacuation offering is more personal-equipment focused than Firebag's building-scale inflatable slide architecture.

Direct peers

• CMC Rescue: US-based specialist manufacturer of rope rescue, evacuation, and technical rescue equipment used by fire departments and rescue teams. Directly comparable as a provider of rescue hardware to VVF-equivalent services, though CMC's products are rope/mechanical-system based (litters, harnesses, descent devices) rather than inflatable slides. Strong reference for Firebag's mobile-rescue variant.
• Ferno Healthcare Italia / Ferno Group: Global manufacturer of patient handling, evacuation, and emergency medical equipment, including stair chairs, stretchers, and rescue devices used by EMS, hospitals, and fire services. Directly comparable to Firebag on the healthcare-facility evacuation use case, and competes in the same buyer accounts (VVF/EMS, ASL, hospitals). Ferno is larger and broader in portfolio; Firebag's differentiator is the inflatable slide architecture for multi-story descent.
• Escape Mobility / EVAC+CHAIR: UK-based specialist manufacturer of evacuation chairs and stair-descent devices for mobility-impaired occupants in buildings. Directly comparable to Firebag on the accessible-evacuation value proposition, serving the same regulatory-driven need (fire/emergency egress for disabled occupants), but with a different mechanical architecture (tracked chairs vs. inflatable slides).
• Junkin Safety Appliance: US manufacturer of rescue stretchers, basket stretchers, and evacuation equipment sold to fire departments, EMS, and civil protection. Comparable as a small specialist in rescue hardware, with overlapping customer profile to Firebag's VVF/civil protection mobile-rescue slide variant.
• Skedco: US manufacturer of the Sked stretcher and related rescue/evacuation systems for confined-space, high-angle, and mass-casualty scenarios. Comparable as a niche specialist in evacuation hardware for first responders, with a similar profile of small-team, high-innovation, fire-service-focused operations.

Regional players

• Bull-Products / Cygnus (Citation Group): UK manufacturer of fire safety, evacuation, and construction-site alarm equipment, including wireless alarm systems and emergency lighting. Comparable as a specialist in building-life-safety hardware sold to commercial and public-sector buyers; relevant regional peer for understanding UK-market adoption dynamics, though not a direct evacuation-slide competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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