EQUIPMENT DIGEST
SUCTION UNIT
Rockford Medical & Safety Company’s SScort portable suction unit is battersoperated and has a disposable canister to simplify cleanup and minimize the risk of crosscontamination. It is small and lightweight and comes in a durable earning case.
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PORTABLE RADIO
Ericsson GGE Mobile Communications’ MTL portable radio is a mid-tier unit that is designed to withstand rugged field conditions. It has an aluminum frame, push-to-talk and monitor buttons, and high-quality speaker. It has top-mounted rotary controls tor easier adjustment of volumes and selection of channels.
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TRAINING DEVICE
The Columbiana Boiler Company’s Training Ends are used to demonstrate the Chlorine Institute Emergency Kit “B,” which is designed to contain most chlorine leaks encountered in DOT 106A500X chlorine ton containers. They consist of the actual fullsize ends of the containers mounted on a support base, removable handles, and a lifting hole.
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SCBA UPGRADE KITS
Survival’s Flow Kit and Harness Kit upgrade its XL-30 SCBA to the NFPA 1981 standard. The Flow Kit upgrades the mask and regulator and the Harness Kit upgrades the straps.
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FOLDING KNIFE SET
Iowa-American’s Forcible Entry Mate (Model KT-4) includes a screwdriver-ended keytool, a fox lock or horizontal bar lock tool, a shove knife, a cam-ended key tool, and a double-pointed shutter tool in one package. It can be carried in a pocket or attached to a belt ring.
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LIQUID I.D. KIT
Sensidyne/Haztech’s HazCat Kit contains 44 field test kits for identify ing and categorizing’ more than 1,000 chemicals. With step-bystep diagrams, charts, and instructions you can perform NIOSH and EPA tests, among others, on-site.
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INFLATABLE RAMP
Innovative Safety Systems’ LifeRamp™ ice/water rescue system is 50-feet long and inflates in 15 seconds. It consists of twd outer tubes filled with compressed highvolume air and a center walk mat that can* support 2,100 pounds.
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EMERGENCY PLANNING PROGRAM
The Firesoft® Hazmat Manager is an emer’ gency planning tool that combines prefire plans, a chemical dictionary, and site plans and links to a companion module for sendir^e SARA Title III reports on disk to fire departments and local emergency planning committees. It can scan or draw building layouts.
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SELF-RESCUE SYSTEM
Frost Engineering’s EVAC-PAC” is a selfcontained emergency descent system to help untrained victims descend from structures up to 100 feet high. The kit contains an instruction placard with pictures, a rappelling descent control device, a safety harness, and 100 feet of rope.
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DEMO TRAILER
Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co.’s industrial demonstration trailer is equipped with flow meters and can carry portable master stream de^voices, handline nozzles, and portable foam equipment for on-site firefighting equipment demonstrations. Fixed monitors are capable of flows of up to 3,000 gpm.
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.HYGIENIC RESUSCITAT0R
ENCAP Corporation’s RESPAIR resuscitator eliminates direct contact during mouth-tomouth resuscitation. A hydrophobic filter eliminates transmission of body fluids and a collection area holds excessive fluids. A depressor holds down the patient’s tongue to prevent mouth damage. The disposable product is available individually or in a firstaid kit.
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RETARDERS
Telma Retarders Inc.’s Focal Series of retarders offers safety in the form of a totally independent secondary braking system. Retarders attach directly to the rear axle and braking force is applied only to the axle wheels. Other models can attach directly to a Fuller transmission.
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CELLULAR ANTENNA
The Antenna Specialists Co.’s Model APD862 Series window clip mount cellular antenna has an ON-CLASS® performance especially useful with portable and transportable phones. The cable stays inside the vehicle to prevent leakage of weatherstripping seals.
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PUMPER PROGRAM
American LaFrance’s stock model pumper program offers a cab and chassis with a fire package including a Hale 1,500-gpm singlestage or two-stage pump, high side compartments. folding ladder rack, and 500-gallon fiberglass tank. Other options include inlets, crosslays, tank suction and fill, and an outlet with Sting Ray deck gun.
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