SCBA - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus 9
SCBA - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus 9 : Types: Among the leading manufacturers of SCBA for the North American fire service are: (a) Scott Health and Safety; (b) Avon-ISI; (c) MSA Fire; (d) Draeger; (e) Survivair; (f) Interspiro; (g) ISI (International Safety Instruments). Among the leading manufacturers of SCBA for the European fire service and industrial safety: (a) Scott Health and Safety; (b) Spasciani; (c) Interspiro; (d) MSA; (e) Draeger. Siebe Gorman produced these makes of open-circuit SCBA units: (a) Airmaster MK 1 (blue back plate); (b) Airmaster MK 2 (chrome plated back plate); (c) Firefighter; (d) Specials for the armed forces. Also known as Volunteer fire fighter exiting live burn structure wearing NIOSH-certified SCBA, NFPA compliant turn-out gear, and holding a pike pole. In Australia different firefighting agencies refer to SCBA by different acronyms in general terms. For example: (a) In South Australia both the Country Fire Service and the Metropolitan Fire Service refer to SCBA as "CABA" or Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus during training and in the field they refer to SCBA as simply BA or Breathing Apparatus. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service follow the same principles as South Australia; (b) The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Brigades, New South Wales Fire Brigades and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service call it BA, Breathing Apparatus. All these initials mean the same type of open-circuit equipment. An SCBA unit may also be referred to as a "Scott Pack", deriving the name of the Scott company that manufactures many SCBAs. In New Zealand, SCBA is generally referred to by New Zealand Fire Service personnel as BA, Breathing Apparatus
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