Wayne Township Fire & Rescue officials recently shared their department’s success with upgrading its Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), recordherald.com reported. They have upgraded 12 SCBAs to the MSA G1 models with integrated thermal imaging and Bluetooth technology.
The purchases were made possible using the CARES Act, ARPA funds, Ohio Fire Marshal equipment grant, donations, and funds raised from their annual fish fry, the report said.
Total items purchased include:
– 12 MSA G1 SCBA
– 35 MSA 4500psi air bottles
– 15 MSA G1 masks
– 12 backup batteries
– Four hard cases
– One Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag writer
– 16 Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags
– 15 SCBA mask bags
– 35-bottle quick connects
