The Benefits Of Firefighter SCBA In Firefighting

By Chelsea Evans


The whole building is being eaten by the hungry conflagration causing the people to squeal with pain as some of their loved ones are still inside. Suddenly, a continuous squealing of siren was heard that is a sign that firefighters are on their way of saving mankind. You saw someone came out from the truck with that breathing stuff donned on his entire face. Such is called the firefighter SCBA that will aid the fighters while saving the property and humanity.

Firefighters are trained skilled workers responsible for the extinguishing of fire. Their most crucial responsibility aside from dousing the fire with water from the tank in their huge truck, is to save the people from being eaten by the conflagration. They are also responsible in saving the people inside the collapsed structure.

One thing that will be noticed when these extremely cavalier skilled workers when on a mission is the tank and the stuff they put on to their mouth and nose. These will help them breath since the environment that they will enter can be poisonous. Not to mention, would deprive them of oxygen intake.

The basic functions of SCBA are to supply oxygen for normal breathing, remove carbon dioxide produced by the body, and increase the supply during exertion. This needs to be strongly built but should weigh light. They have to be comfortable to wear and at the same time, very liable.

SCBA is divided into two main categories. One is the open circuit which releases all exhaled air to the outside atmosphere. Compressed air is commonly used here. The other one is the closed circuit that recirculates the exhaled air within the system. However, carbon dioxide is usually remove here and it uses medically pure oxygen.

Aside from the training in saving the property and humanity, they are trained in wearing the SCBA too. If they can not operate the apparatus itself, chances are, their loved ones will also mourn outside the collapsed building. That is how important these apparatuses are.

Negative tests are performed before the actual scene. This includes attaching the supply air tube to the face mask. They have to make sure that the face piece is fitted perfectly otherwise it will collapse against their face. Exhaling will be done through the exhalation valve and no sticking shall be seen.

Another test that will be performed is the leak test or the positive test. It is done through putting or inserting a finger below the face mask so that a deliberate leak will be created. As soon as it is done, the air flow will be higher that will also improve the oxygen flow.

Now who says that an ordinary person can not be branded as one of the super heroes in the magazine. Firefighters are skilled in saving people inside the building that is being eaten by a terrifying conflagration. However, in doing so, they have to wear the firefighter SCBA so that they would not be deprived of oxygen. If the tests above fail, then they are prohibited to use it.




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