In January, the 2013 edition of NFPA 1981: Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services will be released. This is no mere cosmetic update; the standard ...

FIREHOUSE: What significant changes or innovations are being made by your company to meet the next version of the NFPA 1981 Standard? YOUNKINS: Avon-ISI is introducing a new model in our Viking series ...

A self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) is one of our most valuable tools on the fireground. As such, we must constantly examine their operation to determine what manufacturers can do to improve ...

A NIOSH regulation for CBRN combination unit respirators is coming in FY2012 and is being timed to coincide with the 2013 edition of NFPA 1981. Could there be a faster way to enact changes in the ...

This week, Scott Safety reached a significant milestone for firefighter safety, when its Scott Sight thermal intelligence system was third-party certified to the 2013 Edition of the NFPA 1981 Standard ...

A two year, $300,000 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). To characterize the impact of recent changes in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1981 Standard ...

Earlier SCBA alarms would be important protection for firefighters. Meanwhile, NFPA is moving to change its NFPA 1981 standard to require that indicators alarm at 33 percent of rated service time. Jun ...

Two newly revised standards from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) were issued on Dec. 20, 2006. NFPA 1981-2007 – Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Fire and ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today announced that its next generation G1 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) has received U.S. government ...

The National Fire Protection Association estimates that 65,880 firefighter injuries occurred in the line of duty in 2013, a 5.1 percent drop from 2012 and the lowest total since the association began ...