Manufacturers’ Literature
departments
80 Fire Service Products—Fire-End & Croker’s 96-page fire service catalog, No. 178, is now available. It presents a new look and new content including eight lines of FireEnd’s own hose, brass, clothing and a complete stock of accessories. Special attention is given to new products coming into demand such as smoke detectors, new rescue tools, automatic style fog nozzles and Nomex fire coats.
81 Training Films—Fire Prevention Through Films, Inc., has just published a catalog of films for teaching employees and the general public in several areas of fire prevention and general safety, including health care facilities, industry, home, school, and fire service. Films are available for purchase or rental, with no charge for preview.
82 Lights—A fully descriptive and illustrated four-color catalog presents the complete automotive auxiliary and emergency lighting products line—along with electronic switching control console and electronic sirens of Unity Manufacturing Co. All specifications and ordering instructions are highlighted for visibility and customer convenience. Included among the products offered are spot lights, roof and deck lights, fog, emergency, driving and work lights; the Unibeacon line of revolving beacons (including the Spitfire dome); Uniracks for mounting emergency lights and speakers; the electronic Si-tron siren/PA amplifier and the Si-tron power switching console. The 12-page catalog illustrates all products and accessories and describes the applications and advantages of each unit.
83 Air Compressors—A six page, fourcolor brochure from Mako Compressors, Inc., describes the Mako 4500 and 5000 automated compressor-purification systems. The pamphlet illustrates in detail the various components of the system. The 4500/5000 series is the optimum installation for a fire department respiratory air system.
84 Rainwear—Blauer Manufacturing Company, Inc., offers a 32-page, full-color catalog of men’s and women’s uniform rainwear and all-weather outerwear. Included in the catalog are jackets, raincoats and reefers for fire departments.
85 Generators—Two brochures on generators are available from the Homelite Division of Textron, Inc. The first, a four-page brochure, L-03074, describes the Homelite line of high-cycle generators and vibrators. The second, “Generator Basics,” illustrates how energy is generated and offers definitions of an electric circuit, a generator, voltage and amperage, and alternating and direct current. The literature has easy-to-follow drawings, provides a general discussion on types of generators and also includes listings of wattage requirements for motors. The last two pages contain a glossary of terms and a table of electrical formulas.
86 Slides, Film Strips—Robert J. Brady has issued a four-page brochure on the burn trauma program. The program, which is authored by Lauraine Thomas, R.N., B.S., PhN., M.S., consist of seven modules made up either of slides or filmstrips or filmstrip with tape or slides with tape. These include emergency management of the burn trauma; pathogenesis of burn trauma, parts I and II; fluid resuscitation in burn trauma; management of burn trauma wounds; management of burn trauma wound closure and psychosocial survival in burn trauma.
87 Rescue Platform—A four-page brochure from New Products Corp. describes the Life Saver, a floating platform for water and ice rescue operations. The unit consists of a platform 20 inches wide and I8V2 feet long when extended and two air bags which have a buoyance rating of 825 pounds. Hooks are at the rear of the platform so that a standard fire ladder can push it toward an ice victim.
88 Air Masks-An illustrated data sheet. No. 01-0011, on pressure demand air masks is available from Mine Safety Appliances Company. The sheet describes the Model 401 pressure demand air mask and the Model 502 Air Cub units. The units have been approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration. In addition, the pressure demand air mask meets the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association and the guidelines for self-contained apparatus in American National Standard Institute standards Z88.21969 and Z88.5-1973. The pressure demand air mask has a rated service life of 30 minutes and the Air Cub a rated service life of 15 minutes.
