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Storm King Mountain™ Offers the V-Watch™ Fire, a Personal AC Voltage Detector

CAMARILLO, CA - The V-Watch™ Fire is a personal AC voltage detector that provides a warning in the presence of electrical fields surrounding electrical equipment. Designed to be worn on the outside of firefighting clothing and web gear, the V-Watch™ Fire provides an extra level of safety for firefighters working around electrical power lines and other energized AC electrical equipment.

The V-Watch™ Fire voltage detector comes in a specially designed carrying case to adapt it to a variety of firefighting web gear, back packs, SCBA’s and personal protective equipment. The carrying case is padded with shock absorbing foam to protect the detector from abuse, wear and tear.

Features:
• Audible and visual alarms increase in frequency as you approach
• Nomex™ protective carrying pouch resists flames, provides drop and water protection
• Built-in self test system checks circuit, audible beeper and visual warning light
• Warning mute button turns off beeper for 5 minutes when pressed
• Rugged, compact plastic housing
• 9V field replaceable battery
• Low battery warning indication
• Always on and checking when exposed

Benefits
• Alerts the firefighter to the proximity of AC high voltage electrical fields
• Increases the safety of accidental contact with power

For safety information, product specifications, and purchasing information, visit Storm King's website at www.stormkingmtn.com.

About Storm King Mountain™ Technologies
Named after the mountain in Colorado where fourteen firefighters died in a burnover in 1994, Storm King Mountain™ Technologies has been a leader in developing innovative products to protect firefighters in wildfires. The founder of Storm King Mountain Technologies, Jim Roth, who lost a brother in the Colorado fire, has the goal to make the best in protective equipment for firefighters so that when training, tactics and safety procedures fail, a firefighter has a fighting chance of survival. Storm King Mountain™ provides fire barrier curtains, enclosures, and fire wrap-lagging products for firefighting agencies throughout the world.













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