According to a BSO news release, all frontline fire rescue personnel will receive a new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to replace their 2007 edition air packs.

Make sure to retighten all of the SCBA straps before you begin firefighter removal. Essentially, you took the SCBA out of the equation, except for using the shoulder straps as an anchor point.

Austin Saathoff shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to make sure the air pack, regulator and masks are all good to go ...

Parma Fire Department scores big, receives $600,000 FEMA grant for new SCBA tanks. ... (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant toward the purchase of nearly 60 new SCBA ...

Investigations of the Cherry Road Fire in Washington, D.C. (NIOSH Report F99-21), where two firefighters died, showed that the firefighters’ SCBA facepieces were compromised by fire conditions.

The firefighting mother said she is unwilling to take the calculated risk of entering a burning home with the equipment. The new SCBA tanks also need compressors to refill the oxygen tanks.

Firefighters found a 72-year-old man who was lost in a "heavily wooded" area in a rescue that followed a Friday night 911 call, according to… 2 min read FireRescue News News Feed Connecticut ...

NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program On March 12, 2021, a 21-year-old career probationary firefighter (PF) died nine days after a medical event during a training exercise.