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This component houses the compressed air that firefighters breathe from.
What is the air cylinder?
This part attaches to the facepiece and controls airflow that converts breathable air to the user.
What is the 2nd Stage regulator?
Answer: What is the "Bypass/Purge valve?
Always clean your facepiece with this type of solution.
Answer: What is a bleach alternative and warm water solution?
Before donning, you should always check that this is fully opened.
Answer: What is the cylinder valve?
This part converts high-pressure air from the cylinder.
Answer: What is the pressure reducer (first-stage regulator)?
This component stores compressed breathing air for the firefighter.
Answer: What is the air cylinder?
The SCBA should always be worn in this type of environment.
Answer: What is an IDLH (Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health) atmosphere?
SCBA cylinders should be filled to this PSI rating for standard operation.
What is 4500 PSI?
After donning the SCBA, this action activates airflow.
Answer: What is inhaling to engage the regulator?
This computer module shows how much air is left in the cylinder.
Answer: What is the "ICM" Integrated Computer Module
This transparent component allows firefighters to see clearly while maintaining an airtight seal.
What is the lens or visor?
When this alarm sounds, the firefighter should immediately exit the structure.
Answer: What is the Audi Alarm?
The hydrostatic test date on a cylinder must be checked every how many years?
What is every 5 years?
When removing the SCBA from your back, turn off this first.
What is the cylinder valve?
This component activates an alarm when the firefighter stops moving for 30 seconds.
Answer: What is the PASS device (Personal Alert Safety System)?
This part of the harness assembly distributes weight evenly across the firefighter’s shoulders and hips.
What is the shoulder and waist strap system?
These red & green lights provide the firefighter with a live readout of remaining air pressure.
What is the HUD, underneath cylinder?
The "shelf-life" on a cylinder must be swapped out every _____ years?
Answer: What is every 15 years?
The regulator attaches to the facepiece using this type of connection system for quick donning and doffing.
Answer: What is the quick-connect or push-to-connect locking system?
This lightweight frame supports and stabilizes the entire SCBA unit on the firefighter’s back.
What is the backplate or harness assembly?
This digital device provides visual and audible alerts for low-air warnings and motion detection.
Answer: What is the PASS/Integrated Control Module?
The correct way to check your facepiece seal after donning.
Answer: What is the negative pressure seal test or hand over facepiece?
Never store SCBA in this condition.
What is partially charged or with the cylinder valve open?
The final step before returning the bottle back on the hook for storage.
Answer: What is bleeding down the system and resetting the PASS device?