EQUIPMENT DIGEST
PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT
A 500-watt quartz light from Attiv remains functional even when dropped. Its compact design rotates in eight directions and provides brilliant light at even the most difficult emergency scenes. The rustproof light-weight aluminum fixture is suitable for wet locations—indoors and outdoors. Units are safety-color powder-coated for high visibility and easy decontamination.
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BURN TREATMENT
Water-Jel is a multiuse product for emergency burn care and fire protection available from Rockford Medical and Safety Company.
The system consists of a scientifically formulated gel and a special carrier material. It is available in different sizes ranging from a 2″ x 6″ burn dressing to an 8′ x 6′ blanket.
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LEAK DETECTOR
Sensit, a portable device that detects leaks of most combustible and toxic gases, has been introduced by J and N Associates, Inc. The devices has a 16-inch electrically insulated gooseneck that bends to fit hard-to-reach places. A solid-state sensor reacts to the presence of gas in less than one second. As the sensor detects gas, it emits a ticking sound. When the source of a leak is found, an alarm sounds.
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POWER BLOWER WATER SYSTEM OPTION
Unifire Power Blowers has introduced a water/misting system as an option on its power blowers. The system injects misted water into the air flow, enabling a firefighter to ventilate, cool a fire environment, and rehab simultaneously. Kits are available for existing models or the system can be factory installed.
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FLASHLIGHTS
Underwater Kinetics introduces a line of flashlights specifically engineered for the firefighter. These lights will function after repeated 20-foot drops to concrete. A halogen bulb provides the brightest light while special optics with adjustable focus provide a narrow smoke-cutting beam that eliminates blinding “backscatter.” It is completely waterproof and submersible, featuring deep ridges for superior gripping with gloves on. Two sizes are available and the lights come in rechargeable and nonrechargeable versions.
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FIRE TRUCK TIRES
Bridgestone (U.S.A.) Inc. announces its new tire especially designed for fire and crash trucks and emergency support vehicles. The tire is the V-Steel G-Traction, or VGT, tire and is designed for both off-the-road and smooth surfaces performance. It wears evenly when operated at high speeds on smooth surfaces, has good traction off the road, and can provide good flotation at low pressure for operation in soft or muddy soil.
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HAZ-MAT STORAGE BUILDINGS
Precast concrete buildings, such as the one designed by EASI-SET Industries, represent a safe and secure storage facility for hazardous materials. Standard features of the EASI-SET building include steel reinforced precase concrete construction with solid three-inchthick walls and four-inch-thick roof and floor slabs. The roof and floor slabs are manufactured with a post-tensioning system—steel cables imbedded in the concrete are tensioned until they compress the concrete to such a density that the slabs become impenetrable to water. The floor of the building has a built-in concrete curb.
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ULTRA-LIGHT HEARING PROTECTOR
Peltor Inc. has introduced the H6B/V series hearing protector for use under fire helmets. The H6B/V is lightweight (5.1 oz.) with patented leakproof liquid/foam-filled ear cushions. It has an adjustable stainless-steel padded wire neckband for optimum fit and fits under fire helmets and hardhats.
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TWO-WAY RADIOS
Advanced Videotech Corporation announces the AudioTronix series of VHF and UHF hand-held, two-way radios. They feature synthesized frequency operation, which eliminates the need for crystals. All six channels come with operating frequencies installed so that up to six user groups can communicate, each on their own channel.
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CONTAINMENT DIKES
Environmental Container Corporation has steel ENVIROFACE*-BD and BH portable secondarycontainment dikes for chemical and hazardous material storage. The model BD holds up to four 55-gallon drums and the model BH up to two 55-gallon drums. Two liquid sensing alarms provide redundant notice if free liquid is present in the dike.
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HAND-HELD COMPUTER
The TMDR hand-held data computer, available from Sprengnether Instruments Inc., is designed for reliable field use even in hostile environments. Features include simplicity of operation, environmental packaging, PC programmability, applications flexibility, and lightweight compact design. The TMDR’s big 40 characters by 16 line, “supertwist” LCD display with graphics capability allows viewing of complete screens of data.
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VENTILATION SAW
The Cutter’s Edge has added the CE-930-FDV Ventilation Saw to its line of ventilation tools. This new saw includes the same safety and exclusive fire department features as the CE-670-FDV model but provides more power. It has a 5.3 cubic inch (87cc) engine and produces a maximum 12,200 rpm. It is available with 12-, 16-, or 20-inch guide bars and is equipped with the carbide-tipped chain.
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INSPECTION SOFTWARE
Fyrebyte Systems introduces its Fire Inspection System, which maintains records for pending inspections, reinspections, and violations. It features full entry, reporting, and utility capabilities for business property masters, inspections, and permits. Reports include reinspection forms, thank you and violation letters, and monthly detail and management-oriented activity reports. Utilities include backup, restore, scanning violation history’ by address, and year-end transfer functions.
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WRIST WATCH PAGER
Motorola, Inc. announces a new paging product, the Motorola Wrist Watch Pager, which combines a numeric display pager with the features of a digital display watch. It features separate controls for timekeeping and pager functions in a unit that fits the wrist and weighs less than wo ounces.
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COMMUNICATION CONSOLE
Penta Corporation’s PCx unites two-wire, four-wire, radio, and telephone communication networks into a single console. The PCx provides switching, patching, selective callin, and monitoring. In addition to manual operation, it can operate unattended.
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