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LAFD Lesson Plans
SCBA
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Professional
11/23/2007

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COMPONENTS

 

BACKPACK and HARNESS ASSEMBLY

FIRST STAGE REDUCER/BELL ALARM SYSTEM

SECOND STAGE REGULATOR

PASS DEVICE AND REAR ENUNCIATER

DIGITAL PRESSURE READOUT/AUDIO ALARM SYSTEM

BUDDY BREATHING CONNECTION

FACEPIECE WITH HANDI-TALKIE INTERFACE RADIO AND VOICE AMPLIFICATION SYSTEMS

FIREFIGHTING HOOD

ESCAPE FILTER CARTRIDGE

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BACKPACK AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY

FLEXIBLE LIGHTWEIGHT POLYMER FRAME WITH CARRYING HANDLES

KEVLAR/NOMEX ADJUSTABLE CYLINDER BAND

DESIGNED TO ALLOW FULL FREEDOM OF MOTION WHEN BENDING, STOOPING, AND CRAWLING.

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AIR CYLINDER

 

COMPOSITE CARBON FIBER CONSTRUCTION OVERWRAPPED WITH FIBREGLASS EPOXY MATRIX

MAXIMUM WORKING PRESSURE OF 4500 PSI

PRESSURE GUAGE GRDUATED IN 1000 LB INCREMENTS FROM 0-6000 LBS

FULL BOTTLE RANGE (4000-5000 LBS) INDENTIFIED IN GREEN

TWO SIZES: 45 MIN (65.6 CU.FT.)/60 MIN (87 CU. FT.) AT A USER RATE OF 40 LITER PER MINUTE.

BOTTLES ARE CHANGES WHEN CYLINDER GUAGE READS LESS THAN 4000 PSI.

HYDROSTATICALLY TESTED EVERY 5 YEARS.

THREE IDENTIFYING L.A.F.D. LETTERS: RED, BLUE, AND BLACK.

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FIRST STAGE PRESSURE REGULATOR/BELL ALARM

 

COMBINE PRESSURE REGULATOR AND BELL ALARM IN ONE COMPACT ASSEMBLY

PRESSURE REGULATOER REDUCES AIR CYLINDER PRESSURE TO APPROXIMATLEY 90-140 PSI.

BELL ALARM ACTIVATES WHEN REMAINING USABLE AIR SUPPLY DROPS TO APPROXIMATLEY 20% -25% OF CYLINDER CAPACITY, OR CYLINDER PRESSURE OF APPROXIMATLEY 1000-1225 PSI.

BUILT-IN INTEGRAL PRESSURE LIMITING DEVICE MAINTAINS SAFE OUTLET PRESSURE IN CASE OF FAILURE IN PRIMARY REGULATOR. IT WILL FAIL IN THE "OPEN" POSITION.

AUDIO BELL WILL SOUND AT A FASTER RATE.

USER IS ABLE TO CONTINUE BREATHING AT NORMAL RESPIRATORY RATES.

IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE IDHL ENVIRONMENT!

HIGH PRESSURE HOSE LEADING TO DIGITAL PRESSURE DISPLAY CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS:

AND INNER HOSE AND AN OUTER RUBBER JACKET.

OUTER RUBBER JACKET HAS TINY PINHOLES TO DETECT AN AIR LEAK IN THE INNER HOSE.

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SECOND STAGE REGULATOR

 

REDUCES AIR PRESSURE RECEIVED FROM FIRST STAGE REGULATOR TO JUST ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE (14.7).

CARRIED IN A HOLSTER MOUNTED ON THE LEFT WAIST BAND.MOUNTS TO FACE PIECE IN A "QUICK-CONNECT" FASHION.

ACTIVATE ON AIR BREATHING BY INHALING OR PRESSING MANUAL OVERRIDE BUTTON

RED BYPASS VALVE: CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING 130 LITERS OF AIR. HAS A DETENT TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF BYPASS. USED TO PROVIDE FLOW OF AIR ABOVE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WHICH REDUCES DURARION OF AIR SUPPLY TO USER.

MANUAL OVERRIDE BUTTON: PROVIDES A BURST OF AIR TO USER ALSO WILL MANUALLY TURN THE REGULATOR ON. USED TO CLEAR FOGGING INSIDE OF FACE PIECE.

RELEASE BUTTONS: BLUE BUTTONS USED TO REMOVE REGULATOR FROM THE HOLSTER AND FACE PIECE. MUST BE PRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

SHUT-OFF BUTTON: BLACK BUTTON LACATED OPPOSITE RED BYPASS VALVE. USED TO SHUT OFF AIR FLOW BEFORE REMOVING REGULATOR FROM FACE PIECE.

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PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEM (PASS)

 

MAIN PASS LOCATED ON LEFT SHOULDER STRAP

REAR PASS ENNUNCIATER LOCATED ON BACK OF BACKPACK JUST LEFT OF CYLINDER.

CAN BE ACTIVATED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALL WHEN AIR CYLINDER IS OPENED.

ALERTS USER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS WHEN NO MOTION IS DETECTED.

HAS THREE ALARMS: PRE-ALARM, IMTERMEDIATE ALARM, AND FULL ALARM

EACH ALARM IS DISTINGUISHABLE BY MULTIPLE AUDIO AND VISUAL ALARMS VARYING IN FREQUENCY, DURATION, VOLUME, AND LED SIGNATURE.

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BUDDY BREATHING CONNECTION

 

EMERGENCY BREATHING PROCEDURE. ALLOWS ONE MEMBER WITHOUT AIR TO SHARE AIR SUPPLY DIRECTLY FROM ANOTHER MEMBER'S SUPPLY.

AFTER CONNECTION, IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO A SAFE AREA

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FIRE FIGHTING HOOD

 

PROVIDES PROTECTION FROM HEAT TO FACE, EARS, AND NECK OF WEARER.

DONNED PRIOR TO PUTTING ON TURNOUT COAT

SHALL BE IN PROPER WEARING POSITION WHEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN FIREFIGHTING DUTIES.

SHALL BE DEPLOYED ANYTIME SCBA FACE PIECE IS DONNED.

INSPECT DAILY AND AFTER EACH USE.

WASH WITH WARM WATER AND MILD DETERGENT

HANG DRY: DO NOT USE BLEACH!

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FACE PIECE/HANDI-TALKI AND VOICE AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM
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