MSA Safety Incorporated announced that it has been awarded a $7 million contract to provide firefighters from five UK fire authorities with MSA’s M1 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and connected firefighting technology. The fire authority is the West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority; Cleveland Fire Brigade; Hereford and Worcester Fire Service; Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service; and the Warwickshire Fire Service. The contract was officially awarded late last month and equipment deliveries are expected to start later this year.

The announcement builds on the company’s success in the region, almost a year after the London Fire Brigade announced MSA’s choice of respiratory protective equipment. The decision to upgrade firefighting breathing technology was made after an extensive and extensive evaluation process, which focused on using the improved technology to improve firefighter safety. Connected Fire Technology MSA Safety a key factor in the choice of MSA authorities?

SCBA’s M1 platform. A key feature of this technology upgrade is the MSA Entry Control Board (ECB), which has been designed to meet the unique needs of the UK fire service. It serves as a cloud-connected fire management tool, providing the Incident Commander with airborne status and alarms from all telemetry-enabled SCBAs on site.

ECB MSA is also capable of providing post-incident reporting and automated documentation and integrates seamlessly with FireGrid, the cloud-based MSA software platform that provides incident commanders with the ability to evaluate and manage situations in real time on site, from any location. Inside the world. Several other patented, customizable features that improve ergonomics, cleanliness and firefighter comfort played a role in the authorities’ selection of the M1 SCBA.