GROVE CITY, OH – March 10, 2025 – Horton Emergency Vehicles, a brand of REV Group Inc.’s subsidiary Halcore Group, Inc, and a leader in ambulance safety, has partnered with IMMI to introduce the Horton Occupant Protection System™ (HOPS) featuring MBrace™ in the ambulance attendant seat.
First launched in 2023 for the side-facing CPR seat and squad bench, patent-pending MBrace is the first airbag safety system designed specifically to protect emergency care providers inside the patient compartment during ambulance rollovers and frontal impacts. It deploys within a fraction of a second and moves with the occupant during a collision, significantly increasing neck and head protection by securing and limiting spinal and head movement.
“Safety is part of Horton’s DNA, so we are proud to partner with industry leader, IMMI, to be the only ambulance manufacturer in the industry to offer this level of protection for the emergency services providers in the attendant seat,” stated Mike Albers, vice president and general manager for Horton Emergency Vehicles.
Research shows that most ambulance accident fatalities result from frontal collisions. 1 In addition, it is estimated that 2,000 EMS workers are injured each year in work-related motor vehicles accidents.2 Both Horton and IMMI are committed to protecting first responders so that they can perform their lifesaving duties. Designed and engineered by IMMI and tested extensively with Horton ambulances at the Center for Advanced Product Evaluation (CAPE), MBrace takes EMS protection to a new level.
“It’s a privilege to partner with Horton Emergency Vehicles because of their continued commitment to work tirelessly with us on innovations that save lives,” said Larry Gray, IMMI CEO.
All Horton ambulances currently include HOPS featuring MBrace in the CPR seat and squad bench; all orders received on and after June 1, 2025, will also have MBrace in the attendant seat.3
The MBrace system will be on display in the Horton Emergency Vehicles booth #4356 and the IMMI booth #4369 at FDIC International in Indianapolis, Indiana from April 10 – 12, 2025.
Find out more information about MBrace at www.hortonambulance.com.
1 NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 1991-2000; Green J. et al, “Reducing Vehicle Crash-Related EMS Worker Injuries Through Improvements in Restraint Systems,” World Congress on Safety & Health at Work. 9/05
2 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2017-194
3 MBrace will not be installed in the attendant seat if an Integrated Child Seat (ICS) is installed.
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About Horton Emergency Vehicles
Founded in 1968, Horton Emergency Vehicles, a division of Halcore Group, Inc., is a REV Group company. Horton® ambulances are among the industry’s most technically innovative and customized ambulances and are synonymous with high quality. The exclusive Horton Occupant Protection System (HOPS) keeps the ambulance crew safe while working in the patient compartment. With a manufacturing facility in Grove City, Ohio, Horton ambulances have Strength & Safety in Every Detail™.
About IMMI
IMMI is a global industry leader in the innovation, design, testing, and manufacturing of advanced safety systems. Founded in 1961, IMMI is headquartered in Westfield, Indiana, and has facilities across the U.S. and in Europe, Mexico and China. They serve a wide variety of specialty vehicle segments, including Fire, EMS, Commercial trucks, school buses, defense, off-highway, child safety, motorcoach and powersports. For more information about IMMI, visit www.imminet.com
About REV Group, Inc.
REV Group companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through two segments: Specialty Vehicles and Recreational Vehicles. The Specialty Vehicles Segment provides customized vehicle solutions for applications, including essential needs for public services (ambulances and fire apparatus) and commercial infrastructure (terminal trucks and industrial sweepers). REV Group’s Recreational Vehicles Segment manufactures a variety of RVs from Class B vans to Class A motorhomes. REV Group’s portfolio is made up of well-established principal vehicle brands, including many of the most recognizable names within their industry. Several of REV Group’s brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years. REV Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol REVG. Investors-REVG
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