Mutual Aid System in Illinois Adopts RAE Systems' Wireless AreaRAE System
03 Marzo 2011 - 2:30PM
Marketwired
RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE Amex: RAE) today announced 24 of its
wireless AreaRAE Steel multi-gas detection Rapid Deployment Kit
(RDK) systems have been purchased by the Mutual Aid Box Alarm
System - Illinois (MABAS-IL), a statewide mutual-aid response
system for fire, emergency medical services (EMS) and specialized
incident-operations teams. The wireless systems will help first
responders throughout Illinois with emergencies requiring
atmospheric monitoring, such as hazmat spills or major gas leaks,
and for homeland security applications.
"The Illinois MABAS is widely considered a national leader in
the allocation of emergency-response equipment and resources," said
Steve Demas, president of the Environmental Safety Group (ESG), the
RAE Systems' distributor who worked on the deal. "They carefully
evaluated the AreaRAE system and ultimately were sold on its robust
functionality, easy operation and wireless interoperability that
make its monitors easy to integrate into any emergency scene."
Fast Deployments, Easy Interoperability
Housed in an easy-to-deploy case, the wireless AreaRAE Steel RDK
can be used to quickly establish a perimeter around an atmospheric
incident, allowing first responders to back off to a safe position
and monitor readings from up to about two miles away (3
kilometers). Its welded stainless-steel enclosure makes the monitor
rugged and weather-resistant for withstanding harsh environments,
including hazardous materials spills and other emergencies where
atmospheric monitoring is required, and security applications, such
as public-venue safety monitoring.
An integrated wireless modem transmits real-time gas-measurement
data to a base station, which employs a standard Windows-based PC
running safety-monitoring software from RAE Systems. The base
station can simultaneously control and display readings for up to
64 AreaRAE Steels and can move the system information over the
Internet for viewing on a web browser. AreaRAE Steel also is fully
supported by RAE Systems' ProRAE Guardian software platform.
The photoionization detector (PID) in the AreaRAE Steel can
measure parts per million of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The
system can be equipped with a lower explosive limit (LEL) sensor,
an oxygen sensor, and one or two electrochemical toxic sensors for
measuring specific substances, such as hydrogen sulfide or
chlorine.
Mutual-Aid Model At the heart of the
mutual-aid system in Illinois is a mutual-aid response plan that
provides local fire chiefs with easy access to a significant number
of fire service resources for use in a major fire, disaster or
other large-scale emergencies. MABAS-IL has 68 Field Operating
Divisions with 42 Shared Divisional HazMat Special Operations
Teams. All 42 HazMat teams have AreaRAE RDKs, while the 68
divisions, which cover 100 of the state's 102 counties, have access
to the HazMat teams and equipment 24/7/365 through the Statewide
Response Plan.
The response plan brings to bear resources in quantities greater
than any single fire department can provide, say officials.
Additionally, it can access sources of funding, such as state or
federal grants, to purchase state-of-the-art equipment and benefit
from the economies of scale for those purchases through its sizable
buying power.
About RAE Systems RAE Systems Inc. (NYSE
Amex: RAE) is a leading global provider of rapidly deployable,
connected, intelligent gas-detection systems that enable real-time
safety and security threat detection. RAE Systems products are used
in more than 120 countries by many of the world's leading
corporations and government agencies.
RAE Systems offers a full line of wirelessly enabled solutions,
including personal, hand-held, transportable, and fixed instruments
designed to meet the needs of any usage scenario. Applications
include energy production, refining, industrial and environmental
safety, public-venue safety and government first-responder
markets.
For more information about RAE Systems, please visit
raesystems.com.
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