EQUIPMENT DIGEST
Mobile Decontamination Units
Evergreen Industries Mobile Decontamination Division, formerly Mobile Detox, Inc., has designed a Mobile Decontamination Unit equipped to meet OSHA and EPA regulations governing personnel decontamination in asbestos removal, building demolition, hazardous waste removal, and many other situations. The units serve as a transition zone between work areas and the outside environment, providing effective health protection in routine or emergency situations.
The key to the effective decontamination offered by Evergreen MDU’s is the unique, patent pending negative air flow system in which contaminated air is prevented from entering the clean area of the unit. Units are available in a variety of configurations, are easily transportable and require minimal setup time.
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Hoods
As a result of research and testing by Celanese and Dr. J.H. Veghte, Lion Uniform announces the introduction of the PBI Protect-All Hoods into their line of protective clothing. The use of sock hoods gives the fire fighter complete neck and face protection with or without SC BA.
PBI stands for Polybenzimidazole, a Celanese fiber that was developed for the U.S. Space program and is now becoming available to qualified companies for selected applications.
Laboratory tests show that this exclusive PBI sock hood fabric gives far better thermal protection than the hood material currently used even though both are the same w eight. PBI hood fabric stops glowing four times faster and shows four times less char. The PBI blend does not brittle or shrink and break open. The PBI Protect-All Hood comes in Long Drape and Short Drape styles.
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Advanced Design for Fire Suit
Globe Firefighters Suits has introduced a new fire fighting suit named Astra because of the advanced design and tailoring technology involved in its development. The suit features a short combat style jacket that minimizes weight on the shoulders and upper torso. The bib style trousers extend up to the chest for protection of vital body areas. The suit allows freedom of movement which alleviates stress caused by heat buildup.
Other Astra features are an outside storm flap w ith fast-release Velcro closure and inside zipper; expansion pockets; optional leather shoulders, elbows, pockets, knees and pant cuffs; wristers wdth double sleeve wells for flame and water protection.
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Automatic Nozzle
Task Force Tips announces the new Handline TFT automatic nozzle. The new TFT retains all the advantages of the previous model, such as 50-350 gpm flow range, automatic pressure control, and nozzleman flow control. It now offers pressure assisted flush without shutdown, patented turbulence free slide valve with detent flow’ control, redesigned “power fog” teeth for greater pattern fill and protective finger-free fog cone, and the TFT Gasket Grabber; a full flow inlet screen built directly into the nozzle.
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Lifesaving Kit
. A new lifesaving kit called the Life-Trac System is designed to minimize fatalities and injuries that occur when fire fighters who are not accounted for get trapped inside burning buildings.
Available from Ziamatic Corp., the system includes a set of Velcro name tags, two plexiglass recording boards, a pen, and a stopwatch. Each fire fighter affixes two name tags to the underside of his turnout coat collar. When donning breathing apparatus or entering the fire scene, he gives one tag to the control officer, who puts it on the control board and records time in and out. In this way, the system permits rapid, accurate recordkeeping of all personnel’s whereabouts.
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Fire Scene Barricade Kit
Carlton Industries Inc., introduces a fire scene (arson) barricade kit containing everything you need to carry out a professional investigation, keep spectators out of the fire scene area and mark the evidence in burned out buildings. The kit contains 28-inch heavy duty traffic cones, 3-inch by 1000 foot barricade tape in yellow and black imprint, evidence flags, labels, tents, and barricade tape clips.
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Helicopter Fire Fighting System
A new helicopter fire fighting system designed and manufactured by Chadwick, Inc., for rapid response in high rise fires and oil fed fires has been developed. The C-300 FireMaster is completely self-contained and can direct a stream of water, or chemical, into a window or doorway at any floor level the helicopter can reach. Hot spots can be cooled to allow victims an escape path, or fire fighters access.
The pump assembly and nozzle probe are the heart of the FireMaster system. Mounted to its support frame work and equipped with ground handling wheels, this portion of the system is easily rolled out of the hanger, w’here it has been plugged in to maintain battery charge. Using the nozzle probe as a handle it is guided into position underneath the helicopter. There it is lifted up and attached to existing aircraft hardpoints using quick lock pins.
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