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Dräger AirBoss SCBA

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The Dräger AirBoss was not built on what we thought American firefighters wanted. It was shaped by what they told us they needed! That's the meaning behind MADE FOR AMERICA — An SCBA developed around how American firefighters move, work, and conduct aggressive interior operations.

AirBoss wasn't simply adapted for the American market — it was developed through continuous collaboration with the people who depend on their SCBA when every breath matters.

See how feedback from more than 50 U.S. fire departments and agencies — combined with thousands of hours of research — became an SCBA designed specifically for North America.

Dräger engineers and product leaders set out to design and build an SCBA specifically for USA firefighters. Working alongside more than 50 USA fire departments across the country over a five year period and thousands of hours of gathering direct feedback from hundreds of American firefighters the AirBoss was born.

American Firefighters did more than discuss the AirBoss. They put it on, moved in it, worked in it, and breathed through it. Prototypes were worn during training, evaluated under realistic fire conditions, refined through repeated testing, and returned to the field repeatedly resulting in thousands of hours of use, evaluation and refinement. After each use or test, firefighters told Dräger what worked and what needed to be improved.

This process helped define the balance, ergonomics, cleanability, serviceability, and overall performance of the Dräger AirBoss SCBA. Their experiences and feedback helped design a pack with:
• A lowered center of gravity that places more of the load around the hips
• A floating back frame and dual-axis waist belt that move with the firefighter
• A facepiece lens curved in two directions to minimize visual distortion
• A clear, readily accessible head-up display
• 360° buddy lights that communicate air status across the fireground
• A modular design that can expand with a department’s needs

- Facepiece Body made of EPDM (Ethylene-Propylene-Dien-Manomer) - Mask & Nose cup available in 3 sizes - 9 possible size combinations - Body has 2 inner sealing surfaces - Visor made of clear polycarbonate - Large field of vision - Lens curved in 2 directions - Distortion free vision - Anti-Scratch Coating - Speech Diaphragm allows voice to pass through facepiece - One way flow of air through mask - Reduces fogging and cross contamination with 2ndstage reduce
- Displays remaining Cylinder Pressure using 4 Color LEDs - Automatically connects to AirBoss when pressurized - Remains connected until AirBoss switches off - Uses 1 x AA Lithium Battery rated for 400 hours - LEDs are on for 15 seconds and off for 45 seconds - Photo Sensor automatically adjusts LED intensity
- Closed Cell Material reduces water and other contaminants. - Air Channels for flexibility and heat release - Harness removal without tools
- Wide waist pad distributes weight across lumbar. - Waist slides up and down to extend backplate automatically. - Waist pad pivots side to side and front to back to move with wearer.
- Open frame design of backplate allows a gloved hand to grab onto the rails for drag rescue - Side rails rated for over 650 lbs.
- Backplate is adjustable - 3 height settings (small, medium. large) - Simple adjustment levers - Can be adjusted from front or back - Can be adjusted while being worn if needed
- Quick Connect handwheel - Allows for fast and easy cylinder replacement - When pressurized cylinder cannot be disconnected - RIC UAC located to the right of QC handwheel - Warning Whistle is primary EOSTI (Low Air Alarm) - EOSTI Set at 31% Service Pressure
- Non-indexing connection, no turning to lock in place - Full 360°swivel when connected to mask - Hose also has 2 full 360°swivel points
- 2-button disconnection - Airflow automatically stops when disconnected from Facepiece - Separate doffing button to stop airflow also.
- Large full color display showing relevant information - Remaining Pressure as number and gauge - Time to Whistle based on current breathing rate - Thermal Exposure Value Recording - Datalogger records pressure, breathing rate, alarms and events with time stamps - Sentinel actively monitors both the main battery and the backup battery
- AA Alkaline Batteries or Rechargeable NiMH battery options - Single battery pack for main power - Emergency back-up battery separate from main battery
Alkaline Batteries: - Normal operation mode (on) –25Hours continuous operation - 4–6months in stand by depending on usage Rechargeable NiMH battery Pack: - Normal operation mode (on) –12 Hours continuous operation - 4 weeks in stand by mode
- Smooth corrosion resistant internal finish - Ultra-thin walled seamless aluminum liner - Carbon fiber overwrap in epoxy resin matrix - High-strength fiberglass-reinforced outer layer - Smooth gel coat over outer layer - Precision machined valve thread
- Quick Connect (QC)C Fill Adaptor threads onto standard CGA 347 Fill Whip - Operates same as QC handwheel on 1st stage reducer - Push cylinder in to engage - Counter clockwise and press down to release - Cannot be disconnected when pressurized

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