ManufacturersÕ Literature

Manufacturers’ Literature

80 Fire Department Supplies—Halprin Supply Company offers its new M-800 fire department catalog. Included in this 240-page catalog are hundreds of new items. Also included are many items which are manufactured under the Sierra label and are sold exclusively by Halprin. The items listed include fire hose, brass products, breathing apparatus, specialized tools, chemical suits and instrumentation.

81 Antennas—Motorola’s Communications Sector announces its FM mobile antenna catalog which details the entire line. The 37-page catalog covers all bands, styles, and all mount types plus a large offering of conversion kits. For selection ease it is classified according to frequency bands. Each selection includes descriptive electrical and mechanical data for easy ordering.

82 Dispatching Systems Digitize, Inc. offers literature describing its Dispatcher’s Aid computer-assisted dispatching system; DPM System 2000 alarm monitoring system with field programmable capability; Form 4000 central office fire alarm system; EDS-1 single circuit fire alarm box decoder; and EDS-P designed for coded telegraph fire box and McCulloh systems.

83 Fire Prevention Aid—K.F. Byrnes Enterprises has published a two-fold, pocket-size brochure describing its second annual series of Firefighter Picture Cards. The cards are similar in format to the familiar baseball cards but without gum. There are 22 cards in the series, each with an action color photo on the front and a relevant fire prevention message on the back. They can be an effective and inexpensive aid for teaching fire prevention to elementary school children.

84 Emergency Medical Supplies— Rockford Medical and Safety Company has published a 180-page catalog, EMP-6, entitled “Emergency Medical Care Products and Rescue Extrication Equipment.” It illustrates a wealth of products and equipment for the emergency medical care and emergency service industries. Thousands of products from bandages to electronic pulse meters and cardiopulmonary resuscitation valves are described and priced. All items are in stock, ready for immediate shipment.

85 Breathing Air Systems—Haskel Incorporated has issued a six-page catalog M-39C, describing its SafetyAmp series of breathing air and oxygen boosters for support of fire and safety equipment. Model 51632 is for municipal fire departments who operate a multistage mechanical compressor with purification and storage cylinders. Model 29653 is for industrial fire departments who purchase breathing air in cylinders. Model 51563 is for departments with four-hour SCBA apparatus or emergency medical units who purchase pure oxygen in cylinders. Schematic drawings accompany descriptions of these units and there is a cutaway illustration of the heart of the system -the oilfree, air-driven gas booster.

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