standard operating procedure college station fire department
standard operating procedure college station fire department
standard operating procedure college station fire department
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SUBJECT: Firehawk MMR SCBA Daily/Weekly Check for Reserve SCBA SOP: 300.20<br />
CATEGORY: Emergency Response Operations PAGE: 2 of 2<br />
3. Press the Mode button (the green button on the upper left of ICM) once for Illumination<br />
Mode and twice for time remaining at current breathing rate (will display 3 dashes).<br />
4. Crack the bypass valve (red knob on Firehawk regulator) slowly to bleed off pressure until<br />
the ICM alarm gauge needle drops below 1175 psig (the beginning of the red zone on the<br />
ICM gauge) The ICM alarm and the audi-alarm bell will ring until the pressure is less that<br />
200 psig.<br />
5. When the pressure falls below 200 psig, turn the ICM off by pressing the Reset Button<br />
(yellow button on the right side of the ICM) twice over a 1 second period. An extended<br />
single tone will sound indicating the unit has been turned off<br />
6. Close the bypass valve, store the Firehawk regulator in the STAND-BY belt mount.<br />
7. Complete the daily check sheet that is maintained in the apparatus.<br />
8. When a unit is taken out of service it is to be tagged and placed in the SCBA room at <strong>fire</strong><br />
<strong>station</strong> number three.<br />
As required by the Texas Fire Commission SCBA daily check sheets must be<br />
completed each morning.<br />
Forms will be pages 3 and 4.<br />
rev: 4/94, 3/99