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New Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Have Arrived |
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Written by Rusty Schreiner
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 Compliments of the State College
Firemen’s Relief Association, the Alpha Fire Company has taken delivery
of 83 Scott Air-Pac 75 SCBA units with spare cylinders and 4 RIT-PAC II
Air Source Units. The new Scott 75 air packs, purchased from Tyler
Fire Equipment, Elmira, New York feature an AV-3000 facepiece,
Customized 4500psi. Aluminum/Carbon Cylinders, Pak-Alert SE Pass Device
with Scott’s Pak-Tracker Firefighter Locator. Each SCBA is outfitted
with a heads up display so that the firefighter can monitor air status
and each are equipped with a dual EBSS/airline connection which allows
for the ability to connect to another user or to a remote air source
without having to disconnect the regulator supply hose. Training on
the new breathing apparatus is expected to begin soon.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 January 2009 )
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