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FE Volume 148 Issue 4

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ASTRATEC BATTERY TESTER

Adcour, Inc.: "Fastcheck" battery tester for rapid testing of nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride, and lead acid batteries. Easy to use; requires no special training or battery knowledge. A calibration card is inserted, the battery connected, and the test is performed automatically in less than 10 minutes. Available with various contact plates and adapters for ease of battery handling. Calibration modules are available as fixed cards or as user-adjustable modules connected to the test module.

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GEO-TRAC VEHICLE TRACKING UNIT

Auto-Trac: Lighter, smaller, and uses less power. Has more memory, a faster microprocessor, additional external ports, and a 10-channel global positioning system (GPS) receiver. One…

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935K CORDLESS SAW

and cut wood and debris after extinguishment. Lightweight yet powerful. Easy to use. 3,000 rpm. Blade cuts through a 2 ¥ 4 in a single…

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KDS 100 PRINTERS

Key Communications Service, Inc.: Dot-matrix teleprinter equipped with a microprocessor, random access memory (RAM), and an internal modem. It can serve as an electronic link…

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811-RK AIR HAMMER RESCUE KIT

Ajax Tool Works, Inc.: Features a heavy-duty air hammer with Kwik Change retainer, high-pressure regulator with gauge guard, six nonturn collar chisels, six standard collar…

Technical Rescue

TELESCOPING RAM LTR 6/570

Lukas-Rescue Team, Inc.: 18 inches long (closed). Can extend to 40.5 inches (open) with 43,000 pounds of pushing force in the first stage and 13,500…

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CPSC CHAIRMAN ANN BROWN: THE “BRIGHT LIGHT” OF FEDERAL FIRE PREVENTION

In one of her first meetings with fire officials, Ann Brown joked, "I never met a microphone I didn`t like. When I open the refrigerator…

Fire Prevention Fire Safety

DC SCOTT LIGHT HOLSTER

Wehr Engineering: Light can be removed easily from the holster and used as a hand light. Mounted to helmet using existing face shield mounting holes…

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700-T HAZ-MAT TRAINING SUIT

Chem-Tex Corporation: Fully encapsulated. 10.5 ounces. Urethane-coated nylon. Low-cost. Features: expanded back for self-contained air pack, dolman sleeves, air-distribution system, attached gloves, and booties with…

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AERIALSCOPE&#174 95

Baker Equipment Engineering Company: Features: 800-pound platform capacity; 1,500-gpm water flow; two radial outriggers and four vertical-extended stabilizers; single-stick platform control; three-handle control at the…

Aerial Apparatus Fire Apparatus

PORTABLE LIGHTING

Crouse-Hinds: Line of explosionproof portable H.I.D. floodlights and portable fluo-rescent handlamps and worklights (EVP and EVH Series). For firefighting and rescue operations. Provide aid in…

Firefighting Equipment

LIFELINE SEARCH: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

Systematic search for life in large-area structures demands well-planned and coordinated efforts. Team lifeline search is not a new concept; it has been used for…

Firefighter Training Search Operations