SCBA
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MSA Safety has secured a $10 million contract to supply SCBA to the Orange County Fire Authority, further expanding its presence in Southern California’s fire service market
The NIOSH layoffs impact nearly 200 employees, including mining safety and protective equipment programs as part of a broader federal workforce reduction under a Trump-era executive order
Firefighters from several states spent six days training on self-survival, firefighter rescue, teamwork and situational awareness
The design uses 7500 psi to decrease fill times and increase capacity
The in-mask thermal imager hit the market after a year of development
“We discarded all caution and used a hose pipe to spray water ahead of us as we climbed the building. We rescued each person by bringing them down on our shoulders.”
Officials said the units were prone to failure and caused the air supply to deplete in less than one minute
Danny Lovato shared his mask with a 65-year-old woman who had been preparing to jump from a burning apartment building
SCBA’s ability to ward off external chemicals was greatly enhanced in 2007; now they’ll be tested to find out just how good they are
The firefighter climbed a ladder to a burning third-floor apartment to share his mask with the woman; both are being treated for smoke inhalation
The new equipment is part of the department’s response to an agreement with Conn-OSHA following the investigation into the death of firefighter Kevin Bell
The newly purchased SCBAs will replace five breathing air compressor systems that are more than 18 years old and currently in use at five fire stations
A complaint was filed saying more than half haven’t been tested since 2008; federal law requires them to be tested every five years
Investigators recommend the department replace all 44 SCBA packs and 88 cylinders as they are years out of date; firefighter Wasson continues to improve
A man in a motorized wheelchair stole an SCBA tank, firefighting mask and backpack; he was later arrested and the items were returned
Kevin Bell died when his SCBA ran out of air; a preliminary NIOSH report showed that one of his alarm bells was not working
The funds are part of a combined $1.8M in federal grants to improve safety, operation and staffing across New Jersey
Among the items taken off a fire truck were an AED and a SCBA; there are no leads in the case
The $60,477 award will be used to replace old and malfunctioning SCBA that have reached the end of their service life
Lt. James Garris: “The only thing I was able to get out was, ‘mayday, mayday, mayday.’”
The grant money will be used to purchase new air packs and air tanks
The city could face fines of $1,000 per violation if it does not propose a plan to fix the violations cited by OSHA investigators
The NIOSH investigation showed that only the first of the two low-air alarms functioned in its test
Kevin Bell was killed in a house fire on Oct. 7; cardiac hypertrophy was also listed as a contributing factor in his death
We crawled through heavy smoke and fire to find him and were not leaving without him
He said it exploded after a malfunction, causing hearing loss, debilitating headaches and a loss of balance
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