MANUFACTURERSÕ LITERATURE

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

BREATHING APPARATUS PRODUCT LINE BROCHURE

The New Generation is a brochure from Interspiro that describes the company’s HPBATM (High Performance Breathing ApparatusTM), including the SpiroliteTM, a 45minute cylinder that weighs the same as a 30-minute fiberglasswrapped cylinder but holds 50 percent more air. Interspiro also offers a catalog of its general product lines.

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CUSTOM CHASSIS BROCHURE

A brochure from Simon-Duplex describes the Vanguard D500 tilt cab chassis, which tilts a full 60 degrees to provide complete access to the engine and radiator. Also described is the proprietary hydraulic mechanism that spreads tilting stresses across a unique modular steel casting (instead of the cab).

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VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENT MATERIAL BROCHURE

Literature available from American Ingenuity, Inc., describes the technology, features, applications, and specifications of Glo-Flex™ visibility enhancing material. Glo-Flex combines micro-prismatic retroreflective properties (substantial light reflection) with glow-in-the-dark phosphorescence (light-absorption and subsequent luminescence). It comes in the form of a lightweight, flexible tape.

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APPARATUS INTERCOM BROCHURE

A brochure from David Clark Company Inc. describes a fire apparatus intercom system featuring optional two-way radio access and monitoring. A modular approach allows for the configuration of anything from a no-frills intercom to an intricate system for 20 people with features such as multiple radio interface, digital voice recording, and VOX. The brochure highlights the various components available to create custom systems.

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FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINER BROCHURE

A brochure from AAI Corporation describes the FireTrainer’ P-2000, a lightweight, portable, and environmentally safe fire extinguisher trainer. The brochure describes the product’s features; benefits of its use; and specifications, including power requirements, weight, and fuel consumption.

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EMERGENCY LIGHTING CATALOG

BEST Power Technology’s catalog covers BEST-Lites™, the latest addition to the BEST family of power generation products. The latest series meets all UL 924 standards for emergency lighting and power equipment. The catalog presents specifications, uses, and features of the new product line and existing product lines.

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HELMET LITERATURE

Gallet USA, Inc., offers literature describing the hazard protection offered by the F-2000 helmets, which integrate essential head protection functions, including breathing apparatus, in-helmet radio communication, eye and face protection, neck curtains and hood, and helmet-mounted lighting.

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PORTABLE RADIO INFORMATION

Literature is available on Motorola’s Land Mobile Products Sector’s VISAR™ portable radio, which is approximately the size of a deck of cards yet features 16 conventional channels and RF power output of four watts UHF and five watts VHF. The radio also comes in a three-watt model for the 800 MHz trunked band.

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SCBA NFPA UPDATE BROCHURE

Information on how to update Survival’s self-contained breathing apparatus to meet current NFPA standards is available from the company. The two Survivair SCBA that can be updated are the XL-30 and the Mark 2. Average turnaround time is 48 hours.

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DIESEL ENGINE LITERATURE

Extensive literature describing the new T 44E turbocharged and air-to-air intercooled V8 diesel engine is available from Navistar International Transportation Corporation. The engine, which starting this month is available on various Navistar chassis, has been designed to meet federal standards governing exhaust emissions and anticipated regulations into the late 1990s.

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Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
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Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.