Abstract: A flexible litter for emergency and non-emergency evacuations having a rectangular main section with side, head, and foot edge portions. In one embodiment, loop-shaped handgrips are attached to the head and foot edge portions and two sets of loop-shaped shoulder straps are attached to the sides of the main section. The loops of each set of shoulder straps extend away from the main section of the litter for a substantially greater distance than the loops of the handgrips and the loops of one set can be passed through a handgrip and looped over a carrier's shoulders like a backpack leaving the hands of the carrier free for other tasks. In other configurations, the loops can be placed directly over the rescuers' shoulders again leaving their hands free.